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1 John 3:1–4

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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.
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.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
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From verse 1

  1. John 1:12Rank 1 from verse 1
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    12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

  2. Galatians 3:26Rank 2 from verse 1
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    26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

  3. 2 Corinthians 6:18Rank 3 from verse 1
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    18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

  4. Galatians 4:5–6Rank 4 from verse 1
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    5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

    6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

  5. John 3:16Rank 5 from verse 1
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    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  6. John 17:25Rank 6 from verse 1
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    25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

  7. Psalms 36:7–9Rank 7 from verse 1
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    7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

    8They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

    9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

  8. 1 John 4:9–10Rank 8 from verse 1
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

  9. John 15:18–19Rank 9 from verse 1
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    18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

    19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

  10. Revelation 21:7Rank 10 from verse 1
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    7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

  11. Romans 8:14–17Rank 11 from verse 1
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    14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

    15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

    16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

  12. Romans 9:25–26Rank 12 from verse 1
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    25As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

    26And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.

  13. Ephesians 3:18–19Rank 13 from verse 1
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    18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

    19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

  14. Ephesians 2:4–5Rank 14 from verse 1
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  15. Romans 5:8Rank 15 from verse 1
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    8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

  16. Galatians 3:29Rank 16 from verse 1
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    29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

  17. Romans 8:32Rank 17 from verse 1
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    32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

  18. John 16:3Rank 18 from verse 1
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    3And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

  19. Colossians 3:3Rank 19 from verse 1
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    3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

  20. 2 Samuel 7:19Rank 20 from verse 1
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    19And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant’s house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God?

  21. Romans 8:21Rank 21 from verse 1
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    21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

  22. Jeremiah 3:19Rank 22 from verse 1
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    19But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

  23. Psalms 31:19Rank 23 from verse 1
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    19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

  24. Psalms 89:1–2Rank 24 from verse 1
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    1I WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

    2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

  25. Hosea 1:10Rank 25 from verse 1
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    10¶ Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

From verse 2

  1. Philippians 3:21Rank 1 from verse 2
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    21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

  2. Colossians 3:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

  3. 1 Corinthians 13:12Rank 3 from verse 2
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    12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

  4. 2 Corinthians 3:18Rank 4 from verse 2
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    18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

  5. Psalms 17:15Rank 5 from verse 2
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    15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

  6. Romans 8:29Rank 6 from verse 2
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    29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

  7. 1 Corinthians 15:49Rank 7 from verse 2
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    49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

  8. Revelation 22:4Rank 8 from verse 2
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    4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.

  9. 2 Peter 1:4Rank 9 from verse 2
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    4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

  10. 1 Corinthians 2:9Rank 10 from verse 2
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    9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

  11. Romans 8:18Rank 11 from verse 2
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    18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

  12. Galatians 4:6Rank 12 from verse 2
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    6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

  13. 1 John 3:1Rank 13 from verse 2
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    1BEHOLD, 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.

  14. Galatians 3:26Rank 14 from verse 2
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    26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

  15. Matthew 5:8Rank 15 from verse 2
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    8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

  16. John 17:24Rank 16 from verse 2
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    24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

  17. Job 19:26Rank 17 from verse 2
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    26And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:

  18. 1 John 2:28Rank 18 from verse 2
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    28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

  19. 2 Corinthians 4:17Rank 19 from verse 2
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    17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  20. Hebrews 9:28Rank 20 from verse 2
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    28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

  21. Romans 8:14–15Rank 21 from verse 2
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    14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

    15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

  22. 1 John 5:1Rank 22 from verse 2
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  23. Psalms 31:19Rank 23 from verse 2
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    19Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

  24. 2 Corinthians 5:6–8Rank 24 from verse 2
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    6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

    7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

    8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

  25. Isaiah 56:5Rank 25 from verse 2
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    5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

  26. Malachi 3:2Rank 26 from verse 2
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    2But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

  27. Psalms 16:11Rank 27 from verse 2
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    11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

From verse 3

  1. 2 Corinthians 7:1Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  2. 1 John 2:6Rank 2 from verse 3
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    6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

  3. 2 Peter 3:14Rank 3 from verse 3
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    14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

  4. Matthew 5:48Rank 4 from verse 3
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    48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

  5. Hebrews 12:14Rank 5 from verse 3
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    14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

  6. Hebrews 7:26Rank 6 from verse 3
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    26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

  7. Acts 15:9Rank 7 from verse 3
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    9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  8. Colossians 1:5Rank 8 from verse 3
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    5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

  9. Romans 5:4–5Rank 9 from verse 3
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    4And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

    5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

  10. 2 Peter 1:4Rank 10 from verse 3
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    4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

  11. Titus 3:7Rank 11 from verse 3
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    7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

  12. Luke 6:36Rank 12 from verse 3
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    36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

  13. 1 John 4:17Rank 13 from verse 3
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    17Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

  14. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Rank 14 from verse 3
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    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

  15. Hebrews 6:18Rank 15 from verse 3
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    18That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

  16. Romans 15:12Rank 16 from verse 3
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    12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

From verse 4

  1. 1 John 5:17Rank 1 from verse 4
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    17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

  2. Romans 3:20Rank 2 from verse 4
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    20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

  3. Romans 4:15Rank 3 from verse 4
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    15Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

  4. Numbers 15:31Rank 4 from verse 4
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    31Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

  5. 1 John 3:8–9Rank 5 from verse 4
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    8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

    9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

  6. 2 Corinthians 12:21Rank 6 from verse 4
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    21And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

  7. Daniel 9:11Rank 7 from verse 4
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    11Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.

  8. James 2:9–11Rank 8 from verse 4
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    9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

    10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

    11For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

  9. Romans 7:7–13Rank 9 from verse 4
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    7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

    8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

    9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

    10And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

    11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

    12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

    13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

  10. 1 Samuel 15:24Rank 10 from verse 4
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    24¶ And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

  11. 2 Chronicles 24:20Rank 11 from verse 4
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    20And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

  12. 1 Chronicles 10:13Rank 12 from verse 4
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    13¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it;

  13. James 5:15Rank 13 from verse 4
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    15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

  14. 1 Kings 8:47Rank 14 from verse 4
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    47Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;

  15. Isaiah 53:8Rank 15 from verse 4
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    8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

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1 John 3:1

COMBINED MEANING

behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

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COMBINED MEANING

bestowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bestow. Sense 1: To give or confer upon. Sense 2: To expend or apply for a purpose. Sense 3: To place or store.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

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COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

knew

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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:2

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

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COMBINED MEANING

appear

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1. To come or become visible or manifest. 2. To come or present oneself before someone. 3. To seem or have an outward appearance.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:3

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

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COMBINED MEANING

pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:4

COMBINED MEANING

sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

transgresseth

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Passes beyond, violates, breaks, rebels against, or fails to abide in a command, law, covenant, boundary, or doctrine.

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COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

transgression

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The act of passing beyond or violating a law, command, or rule of duty; an offense, fault, or sin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:1BEHOLD, 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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3:2Beloved, 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.

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3:3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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3:4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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3:5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

3:6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

3:7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

3:8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

3:10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

3:11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

3:12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

3:13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

3:14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

3:15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

3:16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

3:18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

3:19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

3:20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

3:21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

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