1 John 3:1 Parallel Translations

Consider this: The Father has given us his love. He loves us so much that we are actually called God's dear children. And that's what we are. For this reason the world doesn't recognize us, and it didn't recognize him either.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

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.

ERV:

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.

WEY:

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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.

YLT:

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;

1 John 3:1 Cross References

XREF:

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

John 11:52 and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

John 15:18 "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.

John 15:21 "But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.

John 16:3 "These things they will do because they have not known the Father or Me.

Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,

1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.

1 John 3:10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother.

1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:1 Behold, {1} {a} what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be {b} called the sons of God: {2} therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
(1) He begins to declare this agreement of the Father and the Son, at the highest cause, that is, at that free love of God towards us, with which he so loves us, that also he adopts us to be his children.
(a) What a gift of how great love.
(b) That we should be the sons of God, and so, that all the world may see that we are so.
(2) Before he declares this adoption, he says two things: the one, that this so great a dignity, is not to be esteemed according to the judgment of the flesh, because it is unknown to the world, for the world knows not God the Father himself.

PNT:

3:1 Children Born of God
SUMMARY OF I JOHN 3:
The Marvellous Love of the Father. Sons of God Should Be Sinless. Christ Manifested to Remove Sin. Love the Proof That We Abide in God. The Spirit a Proof That We Abide in God.
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us. 1Jo 2:29 speaks of the saints as born of God. That thought suggests the wonderful love in allowing us to be born again and thus to become God's children.
That we should be called the sons of God. What greater glory than to be acknowledged as sons of the King of Kings!
Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. If the world does not know the Father it will not know his children.

WES:

3:1 That we should be called - That is, should be, the children of God. Therefore the world knoweth us not - They know not what to make of us. We are a mystery to them.

MHC:

3:1,2 Little does the world know of the happiness of the real followers of Christ. Little does the world think that these poor, humble, despised ones, are favourites of God, and will dwell in heaven. Let the followers of Christ be content with hard fare here, since they are in a land of strangers, where their Lord was so badly treated before them. The sons of God must walk by faith, and live by hope. They may well wait in faith, hope, and earnest desire, for the revelation of the Lord Jesus. The sons of God will be known, and be made manifest by likeness to their Head. They shall be transformed into the same image, by their view of him.

CONC:

Behold Bestowed Cause Didn't Doesn't God's Knoweth Lavished Love Manner Marvellous Naming Reason Recognize Sons

Bestowed Cause Children God's Great Love Manner Marvellous Naming Reason Recognize World

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