Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 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. 2 Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it shall appear, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is.
Cross References
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to be the sons of God: in that they believed on his name:
John 3:16
For God so loveth the world, that he hath given his only son, for the intent that none that believe in him should perish: But should have everlasting life.
John 16:3
And such things will they do unto you, because they have not known the father, neither yet me.
Psalm 36:7-9
How excellent is thy mercy, O God! And the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
John 17:25
O righteous father, the very world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
2 Samuel 7:19
And is this a small thing in thy sight Lord Jehovah, but that thou shouldest speak also of thy servant's house for a great while to come? Is this a law among men Lord Jehovah?
Psalm 31:19
O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!
Psalm 89:1-2
{An Instruction of Ethan the Ezrahite} My song shall be always of the loving-kindness of the LORD; with my mouth will I ever be showing thy faithfulness from one generation to another.
Jeremiah 3:19
"'I have showed also, how I took thee up being but a child, and gave thee a pleasant land for thine heritage; yea, and a goodly Host of the Heathen: and how I commanded thee, that thou shouldest call me Father only, and not to shrink from me.
Hosea 1:10
And though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor told: yet in the place where it is said unto them, 'Ye be not my people': even there shall it be thus reported of them, 'They be the children of the living God.'
John 15:18-19
"If the world hate you, ye know that he hated me before he hated you.
Romans 5:8
But God setteth out his love that he hath to us; Seeing that while we were yet sinners; Christ died for us.
Romans 8:14-17
for as many as are led by the spirit of God: they are the sons of God.
Romans 8:21
For the very creatures shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the sons of God.
Romans 8:32
Which spared not his own son, but gave him for us all: How shall he not with him give us all things also?
Romans 9:25-26
As he saith in Hosea, "I will call them my people which were not my people: and her beloved which was not beloved."
2 Corinthians 6:18
and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be unto me sons and daughters," saith the Lord almighty.
Galatians 3:26
For ye are all the sons of God, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:29
If ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs by promise.
Galatians 4:5-6
to redeem them which were under the law: that we through election might receive the inheritance that belongeth unto the natural sons.
Ephesians 2:4-5
But God, which is rich in mercy through his great love wherewith he loved us,
Ephesians 3:18-19
might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is that breadth and length, depth and height:
Colossians 3:3
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
1 John 4:9-10
Herein appeared the love of God to us ward, because that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we should live through him.
Revelation 21:7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.