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1 John 3:2
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1 Behold awhat manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that bwe should be called children of1 God! Therefore the world does not know2 us, cbecause it did not know Him.  
2 Beloved, anow we are children of God; and bit has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, cwe shall be like Him, for dwe shall see Him as He is.  
3 aAnd everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.  

Sin and the Child of God

4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and asin is lawlessness.  
5 And you know athat He was manifested bto take away our sins, and cin Him there is no sin.  
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Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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1 John 3:2

Now (nun). Without waiting for the parousia or second coming. We have a present dignity and duty, though there is greater glory to come.

It is not yet made manifest (oupw efanerwqh). First aorist passive indicative of fanerow. For the aorist indicative with oupw with a future outlook Brooke notes Mark 11:2; I Corinthians 8:2; Hebrews 12:4; Revelation 17:10, Revelation 17:12.

What we shall be (ti esomeqa). Not tinev (who), but ti (what) neuter singular predicate nominative. "This what suggests something unspeakable, contained in the likeness of God" (Bengel).

If he shall be manifested (ean fanerwqh). As in I John 2:28, which see. The subject may be Christ as in verse I John 3:9, or the future manifestation just mentioned. Either makes sense, probably "it" here better than "he."

Like him (omoioi autw). Autw is associative instrumental case after omoioi. This is our destiny and glory (Romans 8:29), to be like Jesus who is like God (II Corinthians 4:6).

We shall see him even as he is (oyomeqa auton kaqwv estin). Future middle indicative of oraw. The transforming power of this vision of Christ (I Corinthians 13:12) is the consummation of the glorious process begun at the new birth (II Corinthians 3:18).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 John 3:2:

John 17:24
John 21:1
Romans 8:19
2 Corinthians 3:18
Colossians 3:4
Colossians 3:10
Hebrews 2:17
1 John 2:7
1 John 3:5
1 John 5:18
Revelation 22:4

 

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