“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:”
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God — the turning point: despite rejection, reception remains possible and grants transformation. The "right" (exousia) to become children involves genuine adoption into God's family, not mere metaphor. "Believed in his name" indicates not intellectual assent but trust in Jesus' complete identity and authority. Receiving the Word effects regeneration, reorienting one's entire existence toward God.
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