King James Version

John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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ὅσοιhosoias many asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “as many as”, the subject formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.as many asδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔλαβονelabonreceivedλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “received”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.receivedαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἔδωκενedōkengave heδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave he”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.gave heαὐτοῖςautoishisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.τέκναteknachildτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “child”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.γενέσθαιgenesthaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύουσινpisteuousinto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to trust”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Young’s Literal Translation

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,

World English Bible

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

Darby Translation

but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

Douay-Rheims

But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.

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