John 1:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:

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  • Gal 3:26 : 26 Because you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 John 3:1 : 1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
  • Rom 8:14 : 14 And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
  • 2 Cor 6:17-18 : 17 For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself, 18 And will be a Father to you; and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord, the Ruler of all.
  • Col 2:6 : 6 As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 I will give to them in my house, and inside my walls, a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off.
  • Matt 10:40 : 40 He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.
  • John 3:18 : 18 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
  • Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said, How am I to put you among the children, and give you a desired land, a heritage of glory among the armies of the nations? and I said, You are to say to me, My father; and not be turned away from me.
  • Matt 18:5 : 5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:
  • 1 John 5:12-13 : 12 He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life. 13 I have put these things in writing for you who have faith in the name of the Son of God, so that you may be certain that you have eternal life.
  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.
  • John 1:7 : 7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.
  • Gal 4:6 : 6 And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.
  • Hos 1:10 : 10 But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God
  • Matt 12:21 : 21 And in his name will the Gentiles put their hope.
  • John 11:52 : 52 And not for that nation only, but for the purpose of uniting in one body the children of God all over the world.
  • John 20:31 : 31 But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
  • Acts 3:16 : 16 And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.
  • 2 Pet 1:4 : 4 And through this he has given us the hope of great rewards highly to be valued; so that by them we might have our part in God's being, and be made free from the destruction which is in the world through the desires of the flesh.
  • John 2:23 : 23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.

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    14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

  • John 1:9-11
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    9 The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

    10 He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

    11 He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts.

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

    2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

  • 1 John 5:1
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    1 Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

  • John 3:15-16
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    15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

    16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

  • Rom 8:14
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    14 And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

  • John 3:18
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    18 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.

  • John 17:2
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    2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.

  • Gal 3:26
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    26 Because you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

  • Eph 1:5-6
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    5 As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,

    6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:

  • Gal 4:5
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    5 That he might make them free who were under the law, and that we might be given the place of sons.

  • Rom 1:3-5
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    3 About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,

    4 But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,

    5 Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:

  • John 1:18
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    18 No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

  • 1 John 5:11-13
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    11 And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12 He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.

    13 I have put these things in writing for you who have faith in the name of the Son of God, so that you may be certain that you have eternal life.

  • Mark 9:37
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    37 Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.

  • Col 1:12-13
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    12 Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;

    13 Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;

  • John 1:6-7
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    6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

    7 He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

  • John 1:16
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    16 From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace.

  • Jas 1:18
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    18 Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.

  • Heb 1:4-5
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    4 Having become by so much better than the angels, as the name which is his heritage is more noble than theirs.

    5 To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son?

  • Gal 4:7
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    7 So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.

  • Matt 18:5
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    5 And whoever gives honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me:

  • Mark 10:15
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    15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • Luke 9:48
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    48 And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.

  • 1 John 5:5
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    5 Who is able to overcome the world but the man who has faith that Jesus is the Son of God?

  • Rom 15:7
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    7 So then, take one another to your hearts, as Christ took us, to the glory of God.

  • John 20:31
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    31 But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.

  • 1 John 2:29
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    29 If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

  • John 3:35-36
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    35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.

    36 He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.

  • John 3:27
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    27 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.

  • Luke 18:17
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    17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • 2 Pet 1:3
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    3 Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;

  • Heb 1:2
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    2 But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;

  • Acts 10:43
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    43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.

  • John 5:23
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    23 So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: