→Chapter 3: verse 1: avoid emasculation here; "children" has an Islamic connotation of "submission" that is not in the Greek
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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 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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|Notice the great love that the Father has for us, that we should be called sons of God. Thus the world cannot accept us, because it has not known Him.
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|avoid emasculation here; "children" has an Islamic connotation of "submission" that is not in the Greek