1 John 3:1 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 John 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.”
1 John 3:1 — World English Bible
1 John 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 John 3:1 — American Standard Version
1 John 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children ofGod. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not. ”
1 John 3:1 — Darby Translation
1 John 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.”
1 John 3:1 — Geneva Bible
1 John 3:1 in Context — 1 John 3
1 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.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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What Does 1 John 3:1 Mean?
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