1 John · Ἰωάννου Αʹ

1 John 3:1

ἴδετε ποταπὴν ἀγάπην δέδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Πατήρ, ἵνα τέκνα Θεοῦ κληθῶμεν. διὰ τοῦτο ὁ κόσμος οὐ γινώσκει ἡμᾶς, ὅτι οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτόν.
idete potapēn agapēn dedōken ēmin o Patēr, ina tekna Theoy klēthōmen. dia toyto o kosmos oy ginōskei ēmas, oti oyk egnō ayton.
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

See what great love the Father has lavished on 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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