1 John 3:2

New Century Version

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and we have not yet been shown what we will be in the future. But we know that when Christ comes again, we will be like him, because we will see him as he really is.

Cross References

Job 19:26

Even after my skin has been destroyed, in my flesh I will see God.

Psalm 16:11

You will teach me how to live a holy life. Being with you will fill me with joy; at your right hand I will find pleasure forever.

Psalm 17:15

Because I have lived right, I will see your face. When I wake up, I will see your likeness and be satisfied.

Psalm 31:19

How great is your goodness that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you have given to those who trust you. You do this for all to see.

Isaiah 56:5

If they do, I will make their names remembered within my Temple and its walls. It will be better for them than children. I will give them a name that will last forever, that will never be forgotten.

Malachi 3:2

No one can live through that time; no one can survive when he comes. He will be like a purifying fire and like laundry soap.

Matthew 5:8

They are blessed whose thoughts are pure, for they will see God.

Luke 17:30

This is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.

Luke 20:36

In that life they are like angels and cannot die. They are children of God, because they have been raised from the dead.

John 1:12

But to all who did accept him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God.

John 11:52

and for God’s scattered children to bring them all together and make them one.

John 17:24

“Father, I want these people that you gave me to be with me where I am. I want them to see my glory, which you gave me because you loved me before the world was made.

Romans 8:16

And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say we are God’s children.

Romans 8:18

The sufferings we have now are nothing compared to the great glory that will be shown to us.

Romans 8:19

Everything God made is waiting with excitement for God to show his children’s glory completely.

Romans 8:29

God knew them before he made the world, and he chose them to be like his Son so that Jesus would be the firstborn of many brothers and sisters.

1 Corinthians 13:12

It is the same with us. Now we see a dim reflection, as if we were looking into a mirror, but then we shall see clearly. Now I know only a part, but then I will know fully, as God has known me.

1 Corinthians 15:49

Just as we were made like the man of earth, so we will also be made like the man of heaven.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written in the Scriptures: “No one has ever seen this, and no one has ever heard about it. No one has ever imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

2 Corinthians 3:18

Our faces, then, are not covered. We all show the Lord’s glory, and we are being changed to be like him. This change in us brings ever greater glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:17

We have small troubles for a while now, but they are helping us gain an eternal glory that is much greater than the troubles.

Galatians 3:26

You were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ. This means that you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 4:6

Since you are God’s children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and the Spirit cries out, “Father.”

Philippians 3:21

By his power to rule all things, he will change our humble bodies and make them like his own glorious body.

Colossians 3:4

Christ is your life, and when he comes again, you will share in his glory.

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ was offered as a sacrifice one time to take away the sins of many people. And he will come a second time, not to offer himself for sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

2 Peter 1:4

Through these he gave us the very great and precious promises. With these gifts you can share in God’s nature, and the world will not ruin you with its evil desires.

1 John 2:28

Yes, my dear children, live in him so that when Christ comes back, we can be without fear and not be ashamed in his presence.

1 John 2:7

My dear friends, I am not writing a new command to you but an old command you have had from the beginning. It is the teaching you have already heard.

1 John 3:1

The Father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are his children. The reason the people in the world do not know us is that they have not known him.

1 John 3:10

So we can see who God’s children are and who the devil’s children are: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children, and those who do not love their brothers and sisters are not God’s children.

1 John 3:21

My dear friends, if our hearts do not make us feel guilty, we can come without fear into God’s presence.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is God’s child, and whoever loves the Father also loves the Father’s children.

Revelation 2:28

This is the same power I received from my Father. I will also give him the morning star.

Revelation 22:4

They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.