April 9, 2008
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John 1:12b
John 1:12  . . . even to them that believe on his name:
“even” is not in the text but added by translator.
o              3588 11 mas  artl dat p  ------- *to the
pisteuw        4100 12 pres act  dat p  mas-Ptc *ones believing
eis            1519 13 ---- ---- acc -- prep---  into
o              3588 14 neu  artl acc s  -------  the
ovoma          3686 15 neu  ---- acc s  noun---  name
autos          0846 16 mas  ---- gen s  pronoun *of him
THE FEW
A change from the many that received Him to the ones
believing. The “ones believing” is a reference to “his own”
Neuter who are the SHEEP of John 10:3-4; 26
I am persuaded that there is a distinction and separation made here between those that receive him and those that receive him near.
The word “even” has been added by the translators that provide not help. The question then would be “who are the ones believing”.