Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
Cross References
John 1:12
But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that every man who believes in him would not perish, but have eternal life.
John 16:3
And they will do these things, because they have not known the Father nor me.
Psalm 36:7-9
How precious is thy loving kindness, O God, and the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.
John 17:25
And righteous Father, the world does not know thee, but I know thee, and these know that thou sent me.
2 Samuel 7:19
And this was yet a small thing in thine eyes, O lord LORD, but thou have spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and this [too] according to the manner of men, O lord LORD!
Psalm 31:19
O how great is thy goodness, which thou have laid up for those who fear thee, which thou have wrought for those who take refuge in thee before the sons of men!
Psalm 89:1-2
I will sing of the loving kindness of LORD forever. With my mouth I will make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Hosea 1:10
Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said to them, Th
John 15:18-19
If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before you.
Romans 5:8
But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 8:14-17
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Romans 8:21
Because the creation itself will also be freed from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
Romans 8:32
He who did not even spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also give us all things with him?
Romans 9:25-26
As also he says in Hosea, I will call those not my people, my people, and her who was not beloved, beloved.
2 Corinthians 6:18
and will be for a Father to you, and ye will be for sons and daughters to me, says Lord Almighty.
Galatians 3:26
For ye are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:29
And if ye are Christ's, then ye are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.
Galatians 4:5-6
so that he might redeem those under law, so that we might receive the sonship.
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, being rich in mercy, through his great love that he loved us,
Ephesians 3:18-19
having been rooted and grounded in love, so that ye may be able to grasp with all the sanctified what is the breadth and length and depth and height,
Colossians 3:3
For ye died, and your life has been hidden with the Christ in God.
1 John 4:9-10
By this the love of God was made known in us, because God sent his Son, the only begotten, into the world so that we might live through him.
Revelation 21:7
He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be God to him, and he will be a son to me.