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1 John 3:2

Identity and self-worthHopeThe return of ChristEternal life

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.

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.

4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.
ASV
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
DARBY
Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
BLB
Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be was not yet made manifest. We know that if He should be made manifest, we will be like Him, for we will see Him just as He is.
ÅB
Dere elskede! nå er vi Guds barn, og det er enda ikke åpenbart hva vi skal bli; vi vet at når han åpenbares, da skal vi bli ham like; for vi skal se ham som han er.
OTB
Kjære venner, nå er vi Guds barn, og det er ennå ikke blitt åpenbart hva vi skal bli. Vi vet at når Han blir åpenbart, skal vi bli lik Ham, for vi skal se Ham som Han virkelig er.
B1930
I elskede! nu er vi Guds barn, og det er ennu ikke åpenbaret hvad vi skal bli; vi vet at når han åpenbares, da skal vi bli ham like; for vi skal se ham som han er.

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