1 John 3:2

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

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.

BSB

Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

WEB

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.

YLT

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;

F.O.G Original

Beloved ones, we are children of Elohim now, but what we will become has not yet been revealed. We know that when He is revealed, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is.

F.O.G

Beloved ones, we are children of Elohim now, but what we will become has not yet been revealed. We know that when He is revealed, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is.

F.O.G MSG

²Dear friends, we are God’s children right now, and what we will become hasn’t been fully revealed yet. But we know this much: when Jesusᵃ appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He truly is.

Footnotes:

²ᵃ Jesus: The name means “Yahweh saves” and refers to the Messiah, God’s anointed King who came to rescue humanity.