1 John 3:1

Weymouth NT

See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us –that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us– because it has not known Him.

Cross References

Luke 20:36

For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.

John 1:12

But all who have received Him, to them –that is, to those who trust in His name– He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

John 11:52

and not for the nation only, but in order to unite into one body all the far-scattered children of God.

John 15:21

But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name–because they do not know Him who sent me.

John 16:3

And they will do these things because they have failed to recognize the Father and to discover who I am.

John 17:25

And, righteous Father, though the world has failed to recognize Thee, I have known Thee, and these have perceived that Thou didst send me.

John 3:16

For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages.

Romans 5:8

But God gives proof of His love to us in Christ's dying for us while we were still sinners.

Romans 8:19

For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.

Romans 8:21

Yet there was always the hope that at last the Creation itself would also be set free from the thraldom of decay so as to enjoy the liberty that will attend the glory of the children of God.

Romans 8:32

He who did not withhold even His own Son, but gave Him up for all of us, will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

2 Corinthians 6:18

and you shall be My sons and daughters,' says the Lord the Ruler of all.«

Galatians 3:26

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus;

Galatians 3:29

And if you belong to Christ, then you are indeed true descendants of Abraham, and are heirs in fulfilment of the promise.

Colossians 3:3

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

1 John 3:10

By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

1 John 4:17

Our love will be manifested in all its perfection by our having complete confidence on the day of the Judgement; because just what He is, we also are in the world.

Revelation 21:7

All this shall be the heritage of him who overcomes, and I will be his God and he shall be one of My sons.