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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. |
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. |
See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it id not know Him. |
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How great is the 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. |
See what [an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him. |
Behold what exotic [foreign to the human heart] love the Father has permanently bestowed upon us, to the end that we may be named children [born-ones, bairns] of God. And we are. On this account the world does not have an experiential knowledge of us, because it has not come into an experiential knowledge of him. |
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Consider the incredible love that the Father has shownus in allowing us to be called “children of God” – and that is not just what we are called, but what we are. This explains why the world will no more recognise us than it recognised Christ. |
See what wonderful love the Father has bestowed on us in letting us be called God’s children, and that is what we are! This is why the world does not know what we are, because it has never come to know Him. |
Behold, 1492 what manner 4217 of love 26 the 3588 Father 3962 hath bestowed 1325 upon us, 2254 that 2443 we should be called 2564 the sons 5043 of God: 2316 there- 5124 -fore 1223 the 3588 world 2889 knoweth 1097 us 2248 not, 3756 because 3754 it knew 1097 Him 846 not. 3756 |
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