John 1:13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹³who were born,^(A)
not of blood,^[a]
or of the will^(B) of the flesh,^(C)
or of the will of man,^[b]
but of God.^(D)

John 1:13 Lit bloods; the pl form of blood occurs only here in the NT. It may refer either to lineal descent (that is, blood from one’s father and mother) or to the OT sacrificial system (that is, the various blood sacrifices). Neither is the basis for birth into the family of God.
John 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition

John 1:13

New International Version

¹³children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.^(A)

¹²so that we who had already put our hope^(A) in the Messiah might bring praise to His glory.^(B)

¹²in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.^(A)

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)