Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
See
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
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.
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
Prayers for 1 John 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Children Of God
1 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. 2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we will be like has not been revealed yet. We know that when the Messiah is revealed, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
Cross References
John 1:12
However, to all who received him, those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,
John 3:16
"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his unique Son so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.
John 16:3
They'll do this because they haven't known the Father or me.
Psalm 36:7-9
How precious is your gracious love, God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
John 17:25
"Righteous Father, the world has never known you. Yet I have known you, and these men have known that you sent me.
2 Samuel 7:19
"Who am I, Lord GOD, and what is my family, that you have brought me to this? And this is still a small thing to you, Lord GOD you also have spoken about the future of your servant's house, and this is the charter for mankind, O Lord GOD!
Psalm 31:19
How great is your goodness that you have reserved for those who fear you, that you have set in place for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of the children of men.
Psalm 89:1-2
I will sing forever about the gracious love of the LORD; from generation to generation I will declare your faithfulness with my mouth.
Jeremiah 3:19
"I said, "How I wanted to treat you like children, and give you a pleasant land, the most beautiful inheritance of the nations.' I said, "You will call me, my father, and won't turn back from following me.'
Hosea 1:10
Despite this, the number of the people of Israel will be like ocean sand, which can neither be measured nor counted. And the time will come when instead of it being said, "You are not my people,' it will be said, "You are children of the living God.'
John 15:18-19
"If the world hates you, you should realize that it hated me before you.
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah died for us while we were still sinners.
Romans 8:14-17
For all who are led by God's Spirit are God's children.
Romans 8:21
that the creation itself would also be set free from corrupting bondage in order to share the glorious freedom of God's children.
Romans 8:32
The one who did not spare his own Son, but offered him as a sacrifice for all of us, surely will give us all things, along with his Son, won't he?
Romans 9:25-26
As the Scripture says in Hosea, "Those who are not my people I will call my people, and the one who was not loved I will call my loved one.
2 Corinthians 6:18
I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters," declares the Lord Almighty.
Galatians 3:26
For all of you are God's children through faith in the Messiah Jesus.
Galatians 3:29
And if you belong to the Messiah, then you are Abraham's descendants indeed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 4:5-6
in order to redeem those who were under the Law, and thus to adopt them as his children.
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us
Ephesians 3:18-19
you will be able to understand, along with all the saints, what is wide, long, high, and deep
Colossians 3:3
For you have died, and your life has been safely guarded by the Messiah in God.
1 John 4:9-10
This is how God's love was revealed among us: God sent his unique Son into the world so that we might live through him.
Revelation 21:7
The person who conquers will inherit these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.