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1 John 3:21John.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.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Bien-aimés, nous sommes maintenant enfants de Dieu, et ce que nous serons n'a pas encore été manifesté; mais nous savons que, lorsque cela sera manifesté, nous serons semblables à lui, parce que nous le verrons tel qu'il est.

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Historia Ecclesiastica

    ους ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν οὐδὲν ἐώντων ὑψηλὸν καὶ μεγαλεῖον φρονεῖν οὔτε περὶ 1 Tim. 6, 14 cf. 2 Thess.2, 1; 1 John 3, 2 τῆς ἐνδόξου καὶ ἀληθῶς ἐνθέου τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἐπιφανείας οὔτε τῆς ἡμετέρας ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστασεως καὶ τῆς πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπισυναγωηῆς καὶ ὁμοιώσεως, ἀλλὰ μικρὰ καὶ θνητὰ κα…
  • Origen

    Homiliae In Lucam

    ff. gr. vgl. Gen. 3, 1 ff. 5ff. gr. vgl. Hiob 1, llff. 5f. lat. Luk. 4, 13 7f. lat. Rom. 6, 9 14 f. 1 Joh. 3, 2 21 Mark. 1, 13; Luk. 4, 2 26 Joh. 1, 34 3 homo > C Nam + si De 8 morietur CDe Onmis + autem 9 ergo > ABE 10 est > A 11 homo > A 13 et > ei AB ~ fuerimus ejus C 15 vider…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    e man to our image and likeness" ( Gn. 1:26 ), and: "When He shall appear we shall be like to Him" ( 1 Jn. 3:2 ). I answer that, Since likeness is based upon agreement or communication in form, it varies according to the many modes of communication in form. Some things are said t…

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