“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
Children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God — this verse clarifies that divine adoption transcends biological inheritance, choice, or human agency. The threefold negation (not of blood, not of the will of the flesh, not of the will of man) emphasizes that becoming God's child involves divine initiative and regeneration. The passive "born of God" (genneō ek tou Theou) stresses God's generative action, distinguishing it from natural procreation.
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