1 John 3:1 in context
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1 John 2:29      1 John 3:2

First letter of John 3:1

[Now comes an explanation and expansion of what it means to be "born of him." The sentence begins with "Behold," which is an invitation to contemplate and reflect on the enormous love that the Father has bestowed upon his children.]
Behold what a different kind of love (for us humans, a completely foreign kind of love that is generous and selfless) the Father has bestowed upon us, that we are called (counted as) children of God – and we truly are! The reason the world does not know us [understand us] is that it does not know (has no personal experience of) him [neither the Father nor Jesus].
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

ἴδετε   ποταπὴν   ἀγάπην   δέδωκεν   ἡμῖν   ὁ   πατήρ,   ἵνα   τέκνα   θεοῦ   κληθῶμεν   καὶ   ἐσμέν.   διὰ   τοῦτο   ὁ   κόσμος   οὐ   γινώσκει   ἡμᾶς,   ὅτι   οὐκ   ἔγνω   αὐτόν.¶  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ἴδετε   ποταπὴν   ἀγάπην   δέδωκεν   ἡμῖν   ὁ   πατήρ,   ἵνα   τέκνα   θεοῦ   κληθῶμεν   καὶ   ἐσμέν.   διὰ   τοῦτο   ὁ   κόσμος   οὐ   γινώσκει   ἡμᾶς,   ὅτι   οὐκ   ἔγνω   αὐτόν.¶  

Manuscript comments

TR has 22 Words, NA has 24 (+2).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1492
 ἴδετε (idete)
 Behold!
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active imp. second aorist active imperative
pl. second person plural
V-2AAM-2P
G4217
 ποταπὴν (potapen)
 what
Interrogative pron. Interrogative/Uncertain pronoun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
I-ASF
G0026
 ἀγάπην (agapen)
 love
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G1325
 δέδωκεν (dedoken)
 has given
VERB Verb
perf. active ind. perfect active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-RAI-3S
G1473
 ἡμῖν (emin)
 to us
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative pl. first person dative plural
P-1DP
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G3962
 πατήρ, (pater,)
 Father,
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G2443
 ἵνα (ina)
 that
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G5043
 τέκνα (tekna)
 children
Noun Noun
nom. pl. neut. Nominative plural Neutral
N-NPN
G2316
 θεοῦ (theoy)
 of God
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G2564
 κληθῶμεν (klethomen)
 we may be called —
VERB Verb
aorist pass. subj. aorist passive subjunctive
pl. first person plural
V-APS-1P
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1510
 ἐσμέν. (esmen.)
 we are!
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
pl. first person plural
V-PAI-1P
G1223
 διὰ (dia)
 Because of
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3778
 τοῦτο (toyto)
 this,
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
D-ASN
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G2889
 κόσμος (kosmos)
 world
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3756
 οὐ (oy)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G1097
 γινώσκει (ginoskei)
 knows
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G1473
 ἡμᾶς, (emas,)
 us,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. first person accusative plural
P-1AP
G3754
 ὅτι (oti)
 because
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3756
 οὐκ (oyk)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G1097
 ἔγνω (egno)
 it knew
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AAI-3S
G0846
 αὐτόν.¶ (ayton.)
 Him.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
P-ASM

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