⁷ Blessed and happy and ^[a]to be envied are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered up and completely buried.

⁸ Blessed and happy and ^[b]to be envied is the person of whose sin the Lord will take no account nor reckon it against him.^(A)

3 See what [^[a]an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him.

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.