1John 3:2 Cross References
1 John 3:2
2: Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
Philippians 3:21
- He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer everything, everywhere.
2 Corinthians 3:18
- And all of us have had that veil removed so that we can be mirrors that brightly reflect the glory of the Lord. And as the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.
Colossians 3:4
- And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
1 Corinthians 13:12
- Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now.
Romans 8:29
- For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.
1 Corinthians 15:49
- Just as we are now like Adam, the man of the earth, so we will someday be like Christ, the man from heaven.
Psalms 17:15
- But because I have done what is right, I will see you. When I awake, I will be fully satisfied, for I will see you face to face.
Revelation 22:4
- And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.
2 Peter 1:4
- And by that same mighty power, he has given us all of his rich and wonderful promises. He has promised that you will escape the decadence all around you caused by evil desires and that you will share in his divine nature.
Romans 8:18
- Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later.
1 John 3:1
- See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.
Galatians 4:6
- And because you Gentiles have become his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and now you can call God your dear Father.
John 17:24
- Father, I want these whom you've given me to be with me, so they can see my glory. You gave me the glory because you loved me even before the world began!
Galatians 3:26
- So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 5:8
- God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
1 Corinthians 2:9
- That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him."
Job 19:26
- And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
Romans 8:14
- For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
- So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family--calling him "Father, dear Father."
2 Corinthians 4:17
- For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!
2 Corinthians 5:6
- So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord.
- That is why we live by believing and not by seeing.
- Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.
Hebrews 9:28
- so also Christ died only once as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again but not to deal with our sins again. This time he will bring salvation to all those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Psalms 31:19
- Your goodness is so great! You have stored up great blessings for those who honor you. You have done so much for those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.
1 John 5:1
- Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
1 John 2:28
- And now, dear children, continue to live in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
Isaiah 56:5
- I will give them--in my house, within my walls--a memorial and a name far greater than the honor they would have received by having sons and daughters. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear!
Psalms 16:11
- You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
Malachi 3:2
- "But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal or like a strong soap that whitens clothes.