1 John 3:2,14,19
1 John 3:2-3 The Message (MSG)
But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own.
1 John 3:14-15 The Message (MSG)
The way we know we’ve been transferred from death to life is that we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn’t love is as good as dead. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know very well that eternal life and murder don’t go together.
1 John 3:18-20 The Message (MSG)
My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
1 John 3:2 King James Version (KJV)
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
1 John 3:14 King James Version (KJV)
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
1 John 3:19 King James Version (KJV)
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
1 John 3:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.
1 John 3:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.
1 John 3:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him
1 John 3:2 New Century Version (NCV)
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.
1 John 3:14 New Century Version (NCV)
We know we have left death and have come into life because we love each other. Whoever does not love is still dead.
1 John 3:19-20 New Century Version (NCV)
This is the way we know that we belong to the way of truth. When our hearts make us feel guilty, we can still have peace before God. God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
1 John 3:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
1 John 3:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.
1 John 3:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him
1 John 3:2 New International Version (NIV)
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
1 John 3:14 New International Version (NIV)
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
1 John 3:19 New International Version (NIV)
This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence
1 John 3:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
I John 3:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.
I John 3:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
1 John 3:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory].
1 John 3:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
We know that we have passed out of death into Life, because we love the brothers and sisters. He who does not love remains in [spiritual] death.
1 John 3:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him
1 John 3:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
1 John 3:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.
1 John 3:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God.
1 John 3:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Beloved, we are God’s children right now; however, it is not yet apparent what we will become. But we do know that when it is finally made visible, we will be just like him, for we will see him as he truly is.
1 John 3:14 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Yet we can be assured that we have been translated from spiritual death into spiritual life because we love the family of believers. A loveless life remains spiritually dead.
1 John 3:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
We know that the truth lives within us because we demonstrate love in action, which will reassure our hearts in his presence.
1 John 3:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.