Verse 1

Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym.

Referenced Verses

  • John 1:12 : 12 But as many as receaued hym, to them gaue he power to be the sonnes of God, euen them that beleued on his name.
  • Gal 3:26 : 26 For ye are all the chyldren of God by fayth in Christe Iesu.
  • Gal 4:5-6 : 5 To redeeme them that were vnder the lawe, that we myght receaue the adoption of chyldren. 6 Because ye are sonnes, God hath sent the spirite of his sonne into your heartes, crying, Abba, father.
  • 2 Cor 6:18 : 18 And wyll be a father vnto you, and ye shalbe my sonnes and daughters, saith the Lorde almightie.
  • John 3:16 : 16 For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his only begotten sonne, that whosoeuer beleueth in hym, shoulde not perishe, but haue euerlastyng lyfe.
  • John 17:25 : 25 O ryghteous father, the worlde also hath not knowen thee: But I haue knowen thee, and these haue knowen that thou hast sent me.
  • Rom 5:8 : 8 But God setteth out his loue towarde vs, seyng that whyle we were yet sinners, Christe dyed for vs.
  • Ps 36:7-9 : 7 How excellent is thy mercy O Lord: therefore the chyldren of men shall put their trust vnder the shadowe of thy winges. 8 They shalbe satisfied with the plenteousnesse of thy house: and thou shalt geue them drinke out of the riuer of thy delicates. 9 For with thee is the fountaine of lyfe: and in thy light shall we see light.
  • 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde, because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde, that we myght lyue through hym. 10 Herein is loue, not that we loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes.
  • Eph 3:18-19 : 18 Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes, what is the breadth, & length, and deapth, and heygth: 19 And to knowe the loue of Christe, whiche excelleth knowledge, that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God.
  • John 15:18-19 : 18 Yf the worlde hate you, ye knowe that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the worlde, the worlde would loue his owne: Howbeit, because ye are not of the worlde, but I haue chosen you out of the worlde: therfore the worlde hateth you.
  • John 16:3 : 3 And such thynges wyll they do vnto you, because they haue not knowen the father, neither yet me.
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 Which spared not his owne sonne, but gaue hym for vs all: Howe shall he not with hym also geue vs all thynges?
  • Rom 9:25-26 : 25 As he sayth also in Osee: I wyll call them my people, which were not my people: and her beloued, which was not beloued. 26 And it shall come to passe, that in the place where it was sayde vnto them: Ye are not my people, there shall they be called ye chyldren of the lyuyng God.
  • Rev 21:7 : 7 He that ouercommeth, shall inherite all thynges, and I wyl be his God, and he shalbe my sonne.
  • Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God which is ryche in mercie, for his great loue wherwith he loued vs, 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes, hath quickned vs together with Christ, by grace are ye saued:
  • Gal 3:29 : 29 If ye be Christes, then are ye Abrahams seede, and heyres accordyng to the promise.
  • 2 Sam 7:19 : 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight O Lorde God: but thou hast spoken also of thy seruauntes house for a great whyle: but doth this appertayne to man, O Lorde God?
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 Howe plentifull is thy goodnes which thou hast layde vp for them that feare thee? and whiche thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in thee before the sonnes of men.
  • Rom 8:14-17 : 14 For as many as are led by the spirite of God, they are the sonnes of God. 15 For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage agayne to feare: but ye haue receaued the spirite of adoption, wherby we cry, Abba, father. 16 The same spirite, beareth witnesse to our spirite, that we are ye sonnes of God. 17 If we be sonnes, then are we also heyres, the heyres of God, and ioyntheyres with Christe: So that we suffer together, that we may be also glorified together.
  • Rom 8:21 : 21 For the same creature shalbe made free from the bondage of corruptio, into the glorious libertie of ye sonnes of God.
  • Ps 89:1-2 : 1 A wyse instruction of Ethan the Ezrachite. I wyll sing alwayes of the mercy of God: with my mouth I wyll make knowen thy trueth from one generation to another. 2 For I sayde, mercy shall for euer endure: thou hast established thy trueth in the heauens.
  • Jer 3:19 : 19 I haue thought thus: howe shall I take thee to be my children, and geue a pleasaunt lande for thine heritage, yea and a goodly hoast of the heathen? And I sayd, Call me father, and shrincke not from me.
  • Hos 1:10 : 10 Yet the number of the chyldren of Israel shalbe as the sand of the sea, which can neither be measured nor tolde: and in the place where it was sayde vnto them, Ye are not my people: it shall be saide vnto them, Ye are the chyldren of the liuing God.
  • Col 3:3 : 3 For ye are dead, and your lyfe is hyd with Christe in God.