John 1:13

Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians

If any one says there is one God, and also confesses Christ Jesus, but thinks the Lord to be a mere man, and not the only-begotten[51]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III

was on this wise; "and that He is Emmanuel, lest perchance we might consider Him as a mere man: for "not by the will of the flesh nor by the will of man, but by the will of God was the Word made flesh; "[268]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III

knows Him, so that he understands that He who "was not born either by the will of the flesh, or by the will of man,"[364]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V

), not by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but by the good pleasure of the Father,[9]

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V

Those therefore who did not receive Him did not receive life. "But to as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God."[166]

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II

For not only must the idols which he formerly held as gods, but the works also of his former life, be abandoned by him who has been "born again, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,"[127]

Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ

not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God? "[263]

Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ

he strikes at those inexplicable genealogies of the Valentinian ¦ons. Again, there is an answer to Ebion in the Scripture: "Born,[336]

A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity

And thus also John, describing the nativity of Christ, says: "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full Of grace and truth.".[80]