This is what John 1:12 says “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: “John 1:12 does not say that "To them who became the children of God, them He gave the power to receive Him."
It is placed in the opposite order.
First you receive Him, and then you are given the right to become a child of God.
And this is what John says right after that in v.13, speaking of them he speaks of in v12, “who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
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