1 John 3:1-3

1 See ¹what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called ²children of God; and so we are. The reason why ³the world does not know us is that ⁴it did not know him.

2 Beloved, we are ⁵God's children ⁶now, and what we will be ⁷has not yet appeared; but we know that ⁸when he appears^[a]9 we shall be like him, because ¹⁰we shall see him as he is.

3 And everyone who ¹¹thus hopes in him ¹²purifies himself as he is pure.

1 John 3:1-3 In-Context

1 See what kind of love the Father has given to 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.

2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.

6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

Cross References

• 1. 1 John 4:10; John 3:16
• 2. John 1:12
• 3. [1 John 4:17]
• 4. John 16:3; John 17:25
• 5. [See ver. 1 above]
• 6. Romans 8:15; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 1:5
• 7. [Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17]
• 8. 1 John 2:28
• 9. Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Philippians 3:21; 2 Peter 1:4
• 10. John 17:24; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Revelation 22:4
• 11. Romans 15:12
• 12. 2 Corinthians 7:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Or when it appears