John 1:12

Verse

Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ·

RBT Greek Interlinear:

3745; hosoi; ὅσοι; as many as; RelPro-NMP

1161; de; δὲ; then; Conj

2983; elabon; ἔλαβον; took hold; V-AIA-3P

846; auton; αὐτόν; himself; PPro-AM3S

1325; edōken; ἔδωκεν; gave up; V-AIA-3S

846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

1849; exousian; ἐξουσίαν; power; N-AFS

5043; tekna; τέκνα; children; N-ANP

2316; Theou; Θεοῦ; of God; N-GMS

1096; genesthai; γενέσθαι; come to pass; V-ANM

3588; tois; τοῖς; the; Art-DMP

4100; pisteuousin; πιστεύουσιν; those who are believing; V-PPA-DMP

1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

3588; to; τὸ; the; Art-ANS

3686; onoma; ὄνομα; name; N-ANS

846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

RBT Translation:

As many however as took hold of himself,¹⁹ he gave to themselves a power²⁰ to become children of God: those who believe into the name of himself.

LITV Translation:
But as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become children of God, to the ones believing into His name,

ESV Translation:
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

Footnotes

19

As many as he took. Rather than “as many as received him.”  The verb before the pronoun in Greek is how the subject is usually identified.

20

Strong’s #G1849, exousia. Authority, right. eksousía (from /ek, “out from,” which intensifies /eimí, “to be, being as a right or privilege”) – authority, conferred power; delegated empowerment (“authorization”), operating in a designated jurisdiction. – Helps Word Studies