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Berean Standard Bible

“Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.”

1 John 3:1

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Study note

Chapter 2 ends by saying that everyone who does what is right has been born of God (2:29). The idea of being born of God leads John into wonder, and chapter 3 opens with an exclamation of amazement.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

World English Bible (WEB)

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

See you what love the Father has given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world does not know us, because it did not know Him;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

MIRAD cuál amor nos ha dado el Padre, que seamos llamados hijos de Dios: por esto el mundo no nos conoce, porque no le conoce á él.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Miren cuánto nos ama el Padre que somos llamados hijos de Dios. ¡Y de veras lo somos! Como la mayoría de la gente no conoce a Dios, tampoco reconoce lo que somos.

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