King James Version

1 John 3:2

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before that here.

ἀγαπητοίagapētoiBelovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “Beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.Belovedνῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowτέκναteknasonsτέκνον (teknon)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “sons”, the subject formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.the sonsθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐσμενesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὔπωoupōnot yetοὔπωadverb — “not yet”G3768not yet.not yetἐφανερώθηephanerōthēappearφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “appear”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.appearτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatἐσόμεθαesomethawe shall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.we shall beοἴδαμενoidamento perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐὰνeanwhenἐάνconjunction — “when”G1437if.whenφανερωθῇphanerōthēhe shall appearφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he shall appear”, a single actionG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.he shall appearὅμοιοιhomoioilikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐσόμεθαesomethato beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forὀψόμεθαopsomethawe shall seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 1st person plural — “we shall see”, an action still aheadG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).we shall seeαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαθώςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asἐστινestinhe isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he is

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal 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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal 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;

World English Bible

Beloved, now we are children of God. 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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God; and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.

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