A moment in scripture
1 John 3:2
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 John 3:1
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.
- 1 John 3:3
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
- 1 John 3:4
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.