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1 John 2:28-3:3
New King James Version
1 John 2:28-3:3
New King James Version
The Children of God
28 And now, little children, abide in Him, that [a]when He appears, we may have (A)confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. 29 (B)If you know that He is righteous, you know that (C)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
The Command to Love
3 Behold (D)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (E)we should be called children of [b]God! Therefore the world does not know [c]us, (F)because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, (G)now we are children of God; and (H)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, (I)we shall be like Him, for (J)we shall see Him as He is. 3 (K)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:28 NU if
- 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
- 1 John 3:1 M you
1 John 2:28-3:3
New International Version
1 John 2:28-3:3
New International Version
God’s Children and Sin
28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)
29 If you know that he is righteous,(E) you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.(F)
3 See what great love(G) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(H) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(I) 2 Dear friends,(J) now we are children of God,(K) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](L) we shall be like him,(M) for we shall see him as he is.(N) 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(O) just as he is pure.(P)
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known
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