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John 1:12 GW
(12) However, he [Jesus] gave the right to become God's children to everyone who believed in him.

John 1:12 NWT
12 However, as many as did receive him [Jesus], to them he gave authority to become God's children, because they were exercising faith in his name;

John 1:12 Darby
(12) but as many as received him [Jesus], to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

John 1:12 BBE
(12) To all those who did so take him [Jesus], however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:

John 1:12 CEV
(12) Yet some people accepted him [Jesus] and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - King James Version

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible YLT - Young's Literal Translation