1 John 3:2

New International Reader's Version

Dear friends, now we are children of God. He still hasn’t let us know what we will be. But we know that when Christ appears, we will be like him. That’s because we will see him as he really is.

Cross References

Job 19:26

Though my skin will be destroyed, in my body I’ll see God.

Psalm 16:11

You always show me the path of life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you. You will make me happy forever at your right hand.

Psalm 17:15

You will show that I am right; I will enjoy your blessing. When I wake up, I will be satisfied because I will see you.

Psalm 31:19

You have stored up so many good things. You have stored them up for those who have respect for you. You give those things while everyone watches. You give them to people who run to you for safety.

Isaiah 56:5

Then I will set up a monument in the area of my temple. Their names will be written on it. That will be better for them than having sons and daughters. The names of the eunuchs will be remembered forever. They will never be forgotten.

Malachi 3:2

But who can live through the day when he comes? Who will be left standing when he appears? He will be like a fire that makes things pure. He will be like soap that makes things clean.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are those whose hearts are pure. They will see God.

Luke 17:30

“It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is shown to the world.

Luke 20:36

They can’t die anymore. They are like the angels. They are God’s children. They will be given a new form of life when the dead rise.

John 1:12

Some people did accept him and did believe in his name. He gave them the right to become children of God.

John 11:52

He also prophesied that Jesus would die for God’s children scattered everywhere. He would die to bring them together and make them one.

John 17:24

“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am. I want them to see my glory, the glory you have given me. You gave it to me because you loved me before the world was created.

Romans 8:16

The Spirit himself joins with our spirits. Together they tell us that we are God’s children.

Romans 8:18

What we are suffering now is nothing compared with our future glory.

Romans 8:19

Everything God created looks forward to the future. That will be the time when his children appear in their full and final glory.

Romans 8:29

God planned that those he had chosen would become like his Son. In that way, Christ will be the first and most honored among many brothers and sisters.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see only a dim likeness of things. It is as if we were seeing them in a foggy mirror. But someday we will see clearly. We will see face to face. What I know now is not complete. But someday I will know completely, just as God knows me completely.

1 Corinthians 15:49

We are like the earthly man. And we will be like the heavenly man.

1 Corinthians 2:9

It is written that “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no human mind has known.” (Isaiah 64:4) God has prepared these things for those who love him.

2 Corinthians 3:18

None of our faces are covered with a veil. All of us can see the Lord’s glory and think deeply about it. So we are being changed to become more like him so that we have more and more glory. And this glory comes from the Lord, who is the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:17

Our troubles are small. They last only for a short time. But they are earning for us a glory that will last forever. It is greater than all our troubles.

Galatians 3:26

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God by believing in Christ.

Galatians 4:6

Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. He is the Holy Spirit. By his power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.

Philippians 3:21

He has the power to bring everything under his control. By his power he will change our earthly bodies. They will become like his glorious body.

Colossians 3:4

Christ is your life. When he appears again, you also will appear with him in heaven’s glory.

Hebrews 9:28

In the same way, Christ was offered up once. He took away the sins of many people. He will also come a second time. At that time he will not suffer for sin. Instead, he will come to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

2 Peter 1:4

He has also given us his very great and valuable promises. He did it so you could share in his nature. You can share in it because you’ve escaped from the evil in the world. This evil is caused by sinful desires.

1 John 2:28

Dear children, remain joined to Christ. Then when he comes, we can be bold. We will not be ashamed to meet him when he comes.

1 John 2:7

Dear friends, I’m not writing you a new command. Instead, I’m writing one you have heard before. You have had it since the beginning.

1 John 3:1

See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it, we are called children of God. And that’s what we really are! The world doesn’t know us because it didn’t know him.

1 John 3:10

Here is how you can tell the difference between God’s children and the devil’s children. Anyone who doesn’t do what is right isn’t God’s child. And anyone who doesn’t love their brother or sister isn’t God’s child either.

1 John 3:21

Dear friends, if our hearts do not judge us, we can be bold with God.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children as well.

Revelation 2:28

I will also give the morning star to all who have victory.

Revelation 22:4

They will see his face. His name will be on their foreheads.