Verse 12
as many as : John 1:9 is collective; John 1:12 is individual.
received = accepted (from a giver). Not the same word as in John 1:11 .
power = authority. App-172 .
the sons = children. Greek. Plural of teknon. Not "sons". In John the word huios = son, is mostly reserved for the Lord Himself. See note 2, p. 1511. In John teknon Occurs only here, John 8:39 , and John 11:52 . App-108 . Paul uses both "children "and "sons, "of believers, but John uses the former only. See note 2 in the book comments for John.
believe = [are] believing. App-150 . See note on John 1:7 .
on . Greek. eis. App-104 .
His name : i.e. Himself. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
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