1 John 3:2

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 John 3:2 - Amplified Bible

Beloved, we are [even here and] now God's children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes {and} is manifested, we shall [just as He [really] is.

1 John 3:2 - American Standard Version

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

1 John 3:2 - Bible in Basic English

My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

1 John 3:2 - Darby Bible

Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

1 John 3:2 - English Standard Version

Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

1 John 3:2 - King James Version

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.

1 John 3:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Amados, ahora somos hijos de Dios y aùn no se ha manifestado lo que habremos de ser. Pero sabemos que cuando El se manifieste, seremos semejantes a El porque le veremos como El es.

1 John 3:2 - The Message

But friends, that’s exactly who we are: children of God. And that’s only the beginning. Who knows how we’ll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we’ll see him—and in seeing him, become like him. All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus’ life as a model for our own.

1 John 3:2 - New American Standard Bible

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.

1 John 3:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Amados, ahora somos hijos de Dios y aùn no se ha manifestado lo que habremos de ser. Pero sabemos que cuando Cristo se manifieste, seremos semejantes a El, porque Lo veremos como El es.

1 John 3:2 - World English Bible

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

1 John 3:2 - Young's Living Translation

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

1 John 3:2 - Additional Comments

As children of God, we have the title, and the spirit, and the right to the inheritence of adopted sons.
If we received our inheritence here, surely this would put a stop to any current efforts to enhance the kingdom.
Romans 8:19-22 - the creation itself waits in earnestness for the sons of God to be revealed.
Romans 8:23-25 - and we eagerly wait with perseverence for the same.
John 1:1

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