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.

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.

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Children of God Love One Another

See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory].

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Los hijos de Dios

Miren cuán gran amor[a] nos ha otorgado el Padre(A): que seamos llamados hijos de Dios(B). Y eso somos. Por esto el mundo no nos conoce, porque no lo conoció a Él(C). Amados(D), ahora somos hijos de Dios(E) y aún no se ha manifestado lo que habremos de ser(F). Pero sabemos que cuando Cristo se manifieste[b](G), seremos semejantes a Él(H), porque lo veremos como Él es(I).

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Juan 3:1 Lit. qué clase de amor.
  2. 1 Juan 3:2 Lit. si se manifiesta.