1 John 3

1 Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

Behold what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we may be called children of God. Because of this the world does not know you, because it did not know him.

2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.

3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

And every man who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that man is pure.

4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

Every man doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

5 But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

And ye know that that man was made known so that he might take up our sins. And in him is no sin.

6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.

8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

He who is doing sin is of the devil, because the devil sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was made known for this, so that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

Every man who has been begotten of God is not doing sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

By this the children of God are visible, and the children of the devil. Every man not doing righteousness is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother.

11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

Because this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love each other.

12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

Not as Cain. He was of the wicked, and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were wrong, and his brother's right.

13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

Marvel not, my brothers, if the world hates you.

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death.

15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer. (aiōnios g166)

Every man hating his brother is a man-killer. And ye know that no man-killer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)

16 By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

My little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

19 And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him.

20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

Because if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,

Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, we have confidence toward God,

22 and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

and whatever we may ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do things pleasing in his sight.

23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love each other, just as he gave command.

24 Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.