Bible in the original · Strong’s
John 1:12 in the Greek
Meaning word by word (Strong’s)
The verse
King James Version
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:
Bíblia Livre
Mas a todos quantos o receberam, deu-lhes poder de serem feitos filhos de Deus: aos que creem em seu nome.
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Each original-language term the verse translates, in the order of the King James Version, which carries a Strong’s number on each word. The meaning comes from the lexicon entry.
KJV renders it: and, but, Now
In this verse: “But”
KJV renders it: as, whatsoever, that
In this verse: “as many as”
KJV renders it: receive, received, receiveth
In this verse: “received”
KJV renders it: him, them, his
In this verse: “him … to them … his”
KJV renders it: give, given, gave
In this verse: “gave he”
KJV renders it: power, authority, powers
In this verse: “power”
KJV renders it: was, pass, be
In this verse: “to become”
KJV renders it: children, son, sons
In this verse: “the sons”
KJV renders it: God
In this verse: “of God”
KJV renders it: believe, believed, believeth
In this verse: “them that believe”
KJV renders it: into, unto
In this verse: “on”
KJV renders it: name, named, names
In this verse: “name”
The number opens the full entry: definition, derivation and the verses where the word appears.
More verses in the original
- John 3:16 in the Greek
- John 4:24 in the Greek
- John 8:32 in the Greek
- John 10:10 in the Greek
- John 11:25 in the Greek
- John 13:34 in the Greek

