Meet God in Scripture

Meet God in 1 John 3:1

“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.”

1 John 3:1 (KJV)

Six ways to encounter God here

A passage is not only to be understood; it is to be lived with. Choose how you want to meet God in 1 John 3:1, and Living Bread opens it right there.

Read itSit with the words themselves in The Word.Study itContext, cross-references, and questions in Bible Study.Be still in itLet it quiet you in the Sanctuary.Pray itTurn it into a prayer of your own.Hide it in your heartMemorize it, word by word.Encounter it togetherGather a few people to walk through it.

The passage in its setting

Meeting God in a verse begins with hearing it where it lives, in the flow of 1 John 3. Read it slowly, and let the focal verse settle into its own context.

1 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.

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.

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

The web of Scripture around it

Where this passage echoes across the Bible, from the cross-reference graph, 14 connected Scriptures. Each one is a door to meet God there too.

  • John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
  • Galatians 3:26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
  • 2 Corinthians 6:18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
  • Galatians 4:5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
  • John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
  • John 17:25O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
  • Psalms 36:7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  • 1 John 4:9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
  • Revelation 21:7He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
  • John 15:18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
  • Romans 9:25As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
  • Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
  • Ephesians 3:18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
  • Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

More to meet God in 1 John

1 John 1:91 John 4:191 John 4:181 John 5:141 John 4:81 John 5:201 John 2:11 John 5:61 John 5:111 John 1:31 John 3:221 John 2:161 John 2:131 John 1:2

How it points to Christ

Every Scripture ultimately leads to Jesus. See how the whole Bible points to Him in Christ in all Scripture, then meet Him for yourself.