1st John Chapter 3 verse 1 Holy Bible
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and `such' we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
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See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
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Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.
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See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;
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1st John 3 : 1 Bible Verse Songs
- We are The Reason by Avalon
- Wonderful Father by Sinach
- How Deep the Father's Love for us by Stuart Townend
- Extravagant by Steffany Gretzinger + Amanda Cook + Bethel Music
- How Deep is The Love by Hillsong Young & Free
- How Great is Your Love by Phil Wickham
- Matchless Love by Sinach
- Truly Amazing by Mista Push
- This is Love by New Wine Worship
- Excess Love - Jesus You Love Me Too Much Oh by Mercy Chinwo
- Who You Say I Am by Bethel Music + Jenn Johnson
- Loyal by Lauren Daigle
- Broken Things by Matthew West
- Safe In My Father's Arms by Sanctus Real
- How Deep the Fathers Love by For All Seasons
- If She Only Knew by Micah Tyler
- Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery by Matt Papa
- Your Love Is Amazing by Lincoln Brewster
- The Love of the Father by CityAlight
- Out of Hiding by Steffany Gretzinger
- We're All God's Children by Alan Jackson
- More Than Words by Nashville Life Music
- Oh What Love by The City Harmonic
- House Divided by Josh Wilson
- Home At Last by Josh Garrels
- Sons And Daughters by Vineyard Worship
- What A Father by Catch The Fire Music
- No Orphans In Heaven (Let It Be So On Earth) by Lindy Cofer
- What Love Has Done by Jeremy Camp
- God Really Loves Us by Crowder + Dante Bowe + Maverick City Music
- Loved Like This by We Are Messengers
- Love is The Reason Why by Gaither Vocal Band
- Good Good Father by Housefires + Pat Barrett
- Behold Him by Paul Baloche + Kim Walker
- Good Good Father by Todd Galberth
- King of Kings by Hillsong Worship
- How Great Thou Art by Shane & Shane
- What A Sacrifice by NXTGEN Worship
- This Kind of Love by Jonathan Traylor
- Beautiful and Greatly Loved by Keith & Kristyn Getty
- Love is This by Matt Redman
- Your Love is Amazing by Rebekah Dawn
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1-1 John 5:12. - 3. SECOND MAIN DIVISION. God is Love. Verses 1-24. - (1) The evidence of sonship. Righteousness. Verses 1-3. - The Divine birth is the outcome of the Divine love. Verse 1. - Behold what manner of love! Ποταπός; literally, "of what country," in the New Testament always implies amazement (Matthew 8:27; Mark 13:1; Luke 1:29; Luke 7:39; 2 Peter 3:11); but, as the original meaning leads us to expect, it implies marvelous quality rather than marvelous size. Love must be taken literally: the Divine love itself, and not a mere proof of it, has been given. Ποταπὴν ἀγάπην strikes the key-note of the whole section. "And the goal of this love ἵνα is that once for all (aorist) we have received the title 'children of God.'" And, whatever cavilers may say, the title is rightfully ours. (The words, "and (such) we are," are quite rightly inserted in the Revised Version after "children of God.") This is shown by the fact that the world does not recognize us as such, because from the first it did not recognize God. Had it known the Father, it would have known the children, Διὰ τοῦτο in St. John refers to what precedes (John 5:16, 18; John 7:22; John 8:47; John 10:17; John 12:18, 27, 39); it does not merely anticipate the ὅτι which follows it. In logical phraseology we have here first the major premise, then the conclusion introduced by διὰ τοῦτο, then (to clench the argument) the minor premise introduced by ὅτι, - We are children of God; Thereforethe world knows us not; Forthe world knows not God. . . .