1 John

1 John 3:1

¹Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	Ἴδετε	Idete	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
what manner of	ποταπὴν	potapēn	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4217 of what kind
love	ἀγάπην	agapēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G26 love
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Father	Πατὴρ	Patēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
has given	δέδωκεν	dedōken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
to us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
we should be called	κληθῶμεν	klēthōmen	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural	G2564 I call, invite, name
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
we are	ἐσμέν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
The reason	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμος	kosmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
does not know	γινώσκει	ginōskei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
it did not know	ἔγνω	egnō	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
Him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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John 1:12 · Galatians 3:26 · 2 Corinthians 6:18 · Galatians 4:5–6 · John 3:16 · John 17:25 · Psalm 36:7–9 · 1 John 4:9–10 · Revelation 21:7 · John 15:18–19 · Romans 9:25–26 · Romans 8:14–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.