1 John 3:1

Children of God Love One Another

1 See 1how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called 2children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because 3it did not know Him.

1 John 3:1 In-Context

1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
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.
3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.

Cross References 3

  • 1. John 3:16; 1 John 4:10
  • 2. John 1:12; John 11:52; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:2, 10
  • 3. John 15:18, 21; John 16:3

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "what kind of love"
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