1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
- KJV
- Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- WEB
- See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
- ASV
- Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- DARBY
- See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
- BLB
- See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God—and we are! Because of this, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
- ÅB
- Se, hvor stor kjærlighet Faren har vist oss, at vi skal kalles Guds barn; og det er vi. Derfor kjenner verden ikke oss fordi den ikke kjenner ham.
- OTB
- Se hvilken underfull kjærlighet Faderen har gitt oss, at vi skal kalles Guds barn; og det er vi virkelig. Dette er grunnen til at verden ikke gjenkjenner oss: fordi den ikke gjenkjente Ham.
- B1930
- Se, hvor stor kjærlighet Faderen har vist oss, at vi skal kalles Guds barn; og det er vi. Derfor kjenner verden ikke oss fordi den ikke kjenner ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 1:12
But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
Read in contextGalatians 3:26
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:18
And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Read in contextGalatians 4:5–6
to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
Read in contextJohn 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Read in contextJohn 17:25
Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
Read in contextPsalms 36:7–9
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Read in context1 John 4:9–10
This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
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