1 John 3

1 See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God; and we are. And on this account the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he may be made manifest, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

3 And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

Indeed every one having this hope on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

4 Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.

Every one doing sin does also a transgression of the law: and sin is the transgression of the law.

5 And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.

And you know that he was manifested that he might take away sins; and in him there is no sin.

6 Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

No one abiding in him is sinning: every one sinning does not see him, nor know him.

7 My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;

Little children, let no one deceive you. The one doing righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

8 The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.

The one doing sin is of the devil; because the devil sins from the beginning. Unto this the Son of God was made manifest, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

Every one having been born of God does not sin; because his seed remains in him: and he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

10 In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: every one not doing righteousness is not of God, and the one not loving his brother with divine love.

11 Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another;

Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we must love one another,

12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother; and on account of what did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

13 Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you.

And be not astonished, brother, if the world hates you.

14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

We know that we have passed out of the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.

15 Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him. (aiōnios g166)

Every one hating his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in himself. (aiōnios g166)

16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

In this we know the divine love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

Whosoever may have the sustenance of the world, and see his brother having need, and shut up his sympathies from him, how dwells the divine love of God in him?

18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

Little children, let us love with divine love not in word, nor in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

19 In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

And in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him;

20 When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.

because if our heart may condemn us, it is because God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.

21 My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

Beloved, if our heart may not condemn us, we have boldness toward God:

22 And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

and whatsoever we may ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things pleasing before him.

23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

And this is his commandment, that we may believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and we may love one another with divine love, as he has given to us commandment.

24 He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

And the one keeping his commandments abides in him, and he in him; and in this we know that he abides in us, he has given us of his Spirit.