1 John 3:2

Conservative English Version

My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.

Cross References

Job 19:26

My flesh may be destroyed, yet from this body I will see God.

Psalm 16:11

You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful.

Psalm 17:15

I am innocent, LORD, and I will see your face! When I awake, all I want is to see you as you are.

Psalm 31:19

You are wonderful, and while everyone watches, you store up blessings for all who honor and trust you.

Isaiah 56:5

Then I will set up monuments in my temple with your names written on them. This will be much better than having children, because these monuments will stand there forever.

Malachi 3:2

On the day the Lord comes, he will be like a furnace that purifies silver or like strong soap in a washbasin. No one will be able to stand up to him.

Matthew 5:8

God blesses those people whose hearts are pure. They will see him!

Luke 17:30

The same will happen on the day when the Son of Man appears.

Luke 20:36

or die. They will be like the angels and will be God's children, because they have been raised to life.

John 1:12

Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.

John 11:52

Yet Jesus would not die just for the Jewish nation. He would die to bring together all of God's scattered people.

John 17:24

Father, I want everyone you have given me to be with me, wherever I am. Then they will see the glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the world was created.

Romans 8:16

God's Spirit makes us sure that we are his children.

Romans 8:18

I am sure that what we are suffering now cannot compare with the glory that will be shown to us.

Romans 8:19

In fact, all creation is eagerly waiting for God to show who his children are.

Romans 8:29

and he has always known who his chosen ones would be. He had decided to let them become like his own Son, so that his Son would be the first of many children.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now all we can see of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later we will see him face to face. We don't know everything, but then we will, just as God completely understands us.

1 Corinthians 15:49

Just as we are like the one who was made out of earth, we will be like the one who came from heaven.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But it is just as the Scriptures say, "What God has planned for people who love him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!"

2 Corinthians 3:18

So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the Lord's Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:17

These little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing.

Galatians 3:26

All of you are God's children because of your faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:6

Now that we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father.

Philippians 3:21

has power over everything, and he will make these poor bodies of ours like his own glorious body.

Colossians 3:4

Christ gives meaning to your life, and when he appears, you will also appear with him in glory.

Hebrews 9:28

So Christ died only once to take away the sins of many people. But when he comes again, it will not be to take away sin. He will come to save everyone who is waiting for him.

2 Peter 1:4

God made great and marvelous promises, so that his nature would become part of us. Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world.

1 John 2:28

Children, stay one in your hearts with Christ. Then when he returns, we will have confidence and won't have to hide in shame.

1 John 2:7

My dear friends, I am not writing to give you a new commandment. It is the same one that you were first given, and it is the message you heard.

1 John 3:1

Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are.

1 John 3:10

You can tell God's children from the devil's children, because those who belong to the devil refuse to do right or to love each other.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if we feel at ease in the presence of God, we will have the courage to come near him.

1 John 5:1

If we believe that Jesus is truly Christ, we are God's children. Everyone who loves the Father will also love his children.

Revelation 2:28

(SEE 2:27)

Revelation 22:4

and will see him face to face. God's name will be written on the foreheads of the people.