John 1:12

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

RBT Greek Interlinear:

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

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

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

Strongs 846; auton; αὐτόν; himself; PPro-AM3S

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

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

Strongs 1849; exousian; ἐξουσίαν; authority; N-AFS

Strongs 5043; tekna; τέκνα; children; N-ANP

Strongs 2316; Theou; Θεοῦ; God; N-GMS

Strongs 1096; genesthai; γενέσθαι; to become; V-ANM

Strongs 3588; tois; τοῖς; the; Art-DMP

Strongs 4100; pisteuousin; πιστεύουσιν; those who are trusting; V-PPA-DMP

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; to; τὸ; the; Art-ANS

Strongs 3686; onoma; ὄνομα; name; N-ANS

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

RBT Translation:

A Mother is necessary to Make Children

As many however as took hold of himself,¹⁹ he gave to themselves an authority²⁰ to become children of God: the ones who are trusting into the Name of Himself.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And as many as received him, he gave them authority to be the children of God, to them believing on his name:

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,

Footnotes

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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.

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Strong’s #G1849, exousia. Authority, power to act, office magistrate, etc.

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