11 translations · Greek
1 John 3:2
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
1 John 3:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Beloved, now, we are children of God, and it was not yet revealed what we will be. We have known that if He may have appeared, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- My friends, we are already God's children; however what we shall become hasn't been revealed just yet. But we do know that when he appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God; and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀγαπητοί | Agapētoi | Beloved | G27 ἀγαπητός beloved |
| νῦν | nyn | now | G3568 νῦν now |
| τέκνα | tekna | children | G5043 τέκνον child |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἐσμεν | esmen | we are | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| οὔπω | oupō | {has} not yet | G3768 οὔπω not yet |
| ἐφανερώθη | ephanerōthē | been revealed | G5319 φανερόω to reveal |
| τί | ti | what | G5101 τίς which? |
| ἐσόμεθα | esometha | we will be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| οἴδαμεν | oidamen | We know | G1492 εἴδω to perceive: understand |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἐὰν | ean | when | G1437 ἐάν if |
| φανερωθῇ | phanerōthē | [Christ] appears | G5319 φανερόω to reveal |
| ὅμοιοι | homoioi | like | G3664 ὅμοιος like |
| αὐτῷ | autō | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐσόμεθα | esometha | we will be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ὀψόμεθα | opsometha | we will see | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καθώς | kathōs | as | G2531 καθώς as/just as |
| ἐστιν | estin | He is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
Related verses
- Philippians 3:21
who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.
- Colossians 3:4
When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- Psalm 17:15
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
- Romans 8:29
For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 1 Corinthians 15:49
As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.
- Revelation 22:4
They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
- 2 Peter 1:4
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
3 Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.
Read all of 1 John 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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