1 John 3:1

Behold what-manner love the Father has-given to{us} in-which-place we-may-be-called offsprings of{God}; also, we-are-being. Through the-same the world is_not_knowing us, that it-does_not_know same.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Beloved, now we-are-being offsprings of{God}, and not-yet it-is-revealed what we-will-be. Moreover, we-have-beheld that if-supposing it-may-be-revealed, we-will-be similar to{same}, that we-will-see same according-as he-is-being,

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Cross References

John 3:16for the-same-ly the God loves the world, such-as he-gives the son of{same}, the only-begotten, in-which-place every, the believing/entrusting into same, would_not_perish-off/away; contrariwise, may-be-having eternal being-alive[noun],

John 16:3and they-will-do the-same, that they-do_not_know the Father nor emphatically-me.

Romans 5:8Moreover, the God is-standing-together of{sameself} the love into us that, still of{us being sinful}, Anointed dies-off/away over/for-the-sake of{us}.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:1

The apostle here magnifies the love of God in our adoption, ver. 1, 2 . He thereupon argues for holiness ( ver. 3 ), and against sin, ver. 4-19 . He presses brotherly love, ver. 11-18 . How to assure our hearts before God, ver. 19-22 . The precept of faith, ver. 23 . And the good of obedience, ver. 24 . Read the whole commentary →

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