1 John 2:28-3:3
Legacy Standard Bible
28 And now, (A)little children, abide in Him, so that when He (B)is manifested, we may have (C)confidence and (D)not [a]shrink away from Him in shame [b]at His (E)coming. 29 If you know that (F)He is righteous, you know that everyone also who does righteousness (G)has been [c]born of Him.
Children of God, Love One Another
3 See [d](H)how great a love the Father has given to us, that we would be called (I)children of God; and we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because (J)it did not know Him. 2 (K)Beloved, now we are (L)children of God, and (M)it has not been manifested as yet what we will be. We know that when He (N)is manifested, we will be (O)like Him, because we will (P)see Him just as He is. 3 And everyone who has this (Q)hope fixed on Him (R)purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Footnotes
- 1 John 2:28 Lit be put to shame from Him
- 1 John 2:28 Or in His presence
- 1 John 2:29 Or begotten
- 1 John 3:1 Lit what kind of love
1 John 2:28-3:3
New Living Translation
Living as Children of God
28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
29 Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.
3 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.
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