1 John 3:1
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.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he 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 as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Read in contextGalatians 3:26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:18
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Read in contextGalatians 4:5–6
To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Read in contextJohn 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Read in contextJohn 17:25
O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
Read in contextPsalms 36:7–9
How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
Read in context1 John 4:9–10
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
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