Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
Holman Bible
Look at how great a love
International Standard Version
See what kind of love the Father has given us: We are called God's children and that is what we are! For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him, either.
A Conservative Version
Behold what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we may be called children of God. Because of this the world does not know you, because it did not know him.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
An Understandable Version
Look at how much love the Father has shown to us [Christians], that we should be called His children! But, that is what we [really] are! The reason the people of the world do not know who we are is because they do not know who God [really] is.
Anderson New Testament
Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
Bible in Basic English
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
Common New Testament
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Consider what proof the father has given us of his love, in allowing us to be called the sons of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it knew him not.
Darby Translation
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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Behold how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
Godbey New Testament
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.
Goodspeed New Testament
Think what love the Father has had for us, in letting us be called God's children, for that is what we are. This is why the world does not know what we are??ecause it has never come to know him.
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
See ye, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: for this the world knows us not, for it knew him not.
King James 2000
Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
See what sort 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.
Modern King James verseion
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.
Montgomery New Testament
Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.
NET Bible
(See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God's children -- and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
Noyes New Testament
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Sawyer New Testament
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. The world therefore knows us not, because it knew him not.
The Emphasized Bible
Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us - that, children of God, we should be called, - and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Think what love the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called 'Children of God'; as indeed we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it has not learned to know him.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.
Williams New Testament
See what wonderful love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called God's children, and that is what we are! This is why the world does not know what we are, because it has never come to know Him.
World English Bible
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.
Worrell New Testament
Behold what manner of love the Father hath given to us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knows us not, because it knew Him not.
Worsley New Testament
Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us not, because it knew not Him.
Youngs Literal Translation
See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;
Themes
Adoption » A privilege of saints
Children » Who are the children of God
Image » Figurative » Regenerated into
Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord
Knowledge » Who does not know God
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Adoption
Purity » Who purifies their soul
Seeing » Who has not seen the lord
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Potapos
Dia
References
Watsons
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 3:1
Images 1 John 3:1
Prayers for 1 John 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Children Of God
1 'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him. 2 We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.
Cross References
John 1:12
On those who have accepted him, however, he has conferred the right of being children of God, that is, on those who believe in his Name,
John 3:16
For God loved the world so dearly that he gave up his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life, instead of perishing.
John 16:3
This they will do to you, because they have not known the Father nor me.
John 17:25
O just Father, though the world has not known thee, I have known thee, and they have known that thou hast sent me;
John 15:18-19
If the world hates you, remember it hated me first.
Romans 5:8
But God proves his love for us by this, that Christ died for us when we were still sinners.
Romans 8:14-17
For the sons of God are those who are guided by the Spirit of God.
Romans 8:21
the hope being that creation as well as man would one day be freed from its thraldom to decay and gain the glorious freedom of the children of God.
Romans 8:32
The God who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, surely He will give us everything besides!
Romans 9:25-26
As indeed he says in Hosea, Those who were no people of mine, I will call 'my People,' and her 'beloved' who was not beloved;
2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord almighty.
Galatians 3:26
you are all sons of God by your faith in Christ Jesus
Galatians 3:29
Now if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring; in virtue of the Promise, you are heirs.
Galatians 4:5-6
to ransom those who were under the Law, that we might get our sonship.
Ephesians 2:4-5
But, dead in trespasses as we were, God was so rich in mercy that for his great love to us
Ephesians 3:18-19
May you be so fixed and founded in love that you can grasp with all the saints what is the meaning of 'the Breadth,' 'the Length,' 'the Depth' and 'the Height,'
Colossians 3:3
for you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
1 John 4:9-10
This is how the love of God has appeared for us, by God sending his only Son into the world, so that by him we might live.
Revelation 21:7
The conqueror shall obtain this, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son;