12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed(A) in his name,(B) he gave the right to become children of God(C)

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12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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12 But (A)as many as received Him, to them He gave the [a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

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  1. John 1:12 authority

See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C)

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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.

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The Command to Love

Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
  2. 1 John 3:1 M you