1 John 3:2
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
ὀπτάνομαι
we will behold
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ὀπτάνομαι
To see, to appear, to be visible. He appeared to Peter then to the twelve. The resurrection appearances were real physical encounters not visions or hallucinations.
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ἐάν
when
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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ὅμοιος
like
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ὅμοιος
Like, similar, resembling. The fourth person in the fire is like the Son of God. In the furnace of your trial Jesus is there with you.
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νῦν
now
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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φανερόω
He shall appear,
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φανερόω
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
He is.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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τέκνον
children
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τέκνον
a child (as produced)
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οὔπω
not yet
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οὔπω
not yet
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