1 John 3:1

Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God; and we are. And on this account the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 are we the children of God, and it is not yet manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he may be made manifest, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

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Cross References

John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one believing on Him may not perish but have eternal life.

John 16:3And they will do these things, because they did not know the Father, nor me.

Romans 5:8And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for 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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