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1 John 3:2
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1 John 3:2
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2 Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
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1 John 3:2
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1 John 3:2
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2 Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes and is manifested, we shall [[a]as God’s children] resemble and be like Him, for we shall see Him [b]just as He [really] is.
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- 1 John 3:2 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
- 1 John 3:2 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
1 John 3:2
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1 John 3:2
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2 Dear friends,(A) now we are children of God,(B) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](C) we shall be like him,(D) for we shall see him as he is.(E)
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- 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known
Romans 8:14
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Romans 8:14
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14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
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Romans 8:14
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Romans 8:14
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14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
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Romans 8:14
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Romans 8:17
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Romans 8:17
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17 and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
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Romans 8:17
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Romans 8:17
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17 And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him]; only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory.
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Romans 8:17
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Romans 8:17
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17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs(A)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings(B) in order that we may also share in his glory.(C)
Romans 8:21-22
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Romans 8:21-22
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21 that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.
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Romans 8:21-22
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Romans 8:21-22
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21 That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God’s children.
22 We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now.(A)
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Romans 8:21-22
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Romans 8:21-22
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21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay(A) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.(B)
22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning(C) as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
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- Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. 21 For
Ephesians 1:6
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved,
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Ephesians 1:6
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 [So that we might be] to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
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Ephesians 1:6
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Ephesians 1:6
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Galatians 4:5
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Galatians 4:5
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5 that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as children.
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Galatians 4:5
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Galatians 4:5
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5 To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to [a]atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God’s sons].
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- Galatians 4:5 Webster’s New International Dictionary offers this as a definition of “redeem.”
Galatians 4:5
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Galatians 4:5
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- Galatians 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.
1 John 4:17
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1 John 4:17
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17 In this, love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so we are in this world.
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1 John 4:17
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1 John 4:17
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17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.
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1 John 4:17
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1 John 4:17
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17 This is how love is made complete(A) among us so that we will have confidence(B) on the day of judgment:(C) In this world we are like Jesus.
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