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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.

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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.

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.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἴδετεideteBeholdG1492 →
ποταπὴνpotapēnwhatG4217 →
ἀγάπηνagapēnloveG26 →
δέδωκενdedōkenhas givenG1325 →
ἡμῖνhēminto usG3165 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
πατήρ,patērFather,G3962 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
τέκναteknachildrenG5043 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
κληθῶμενklēthōmenwe may be called —G2564 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐσμέν.esmenwe are!G1510 →
διὰdiaBecause ofG1223 →
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
κόσμοςkosmosworldG2889 →
οὐounotG3756 →
γινώσκειginōskeiknowsG1097 →
ἡμᾶς,hēmasus,G3165 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἔγνωegnōit knewG1097 →
αὐτόν.¶autonHim.G846 →

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John 1:12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.2 Corinthians 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”Galatians 4:5–6to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.John 3:16For 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.John 17:25Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.Psalms 36:7–9How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!1 John 4:9–10This 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.Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.John 15:18–19If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.Romans 9:25–26As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”Ephesians 1:5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,Ephesians 3:18–19will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depthRomans 8:14–17For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.Ephesians 2:19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,Ephesians 2:4–5But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,Romans 5:8But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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About 1 John

The Last Supper — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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