1 John 3
1 Behold, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.
Se ye what maner charite the fadir yaf to vs, that we be named the sones of God, and ben hise sones. For this thing the world knewe not vs, for it knew not hym.
2 Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shalbe made manifest, we shalbe like him: for we shall see him as he is.
Moost dere britheren, now we ben the sones of God, and yit it apperide not, what we schulen be. We witen, that whanne he schal appere, we schulen be lijk hym, for we schulen se hym as he is.
3 And euery man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himselfe, euen as he is pure.
And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli.
4 Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.
Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse.
5 And ye knowe that hee was made manifest, that he might take away our sinnes, and in him is no sinne.
And ye witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes, and synne is not in hym.
6 Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.
Ech man that dwellith in hym, synneth not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym.
7 Litle children, let no man deceiue you: he that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, as hee is righteous.
Litle sones, no man disseyue you; he that doith riytwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust.
8 He that comitteth sinne, is of the deuil: for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Sonne of God, that he might loose the workes of the deuil.
He that doith synne, is of the deuel; for the deuel synneth fro the bigynnyng. In this thing the sone of God apperide, that he vndo the werkis of the deuel.
9 Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remaineth in him, neither can hee sinne, because he is borne of God.
Ech man that is borun of God, doith not synne; for the seed of God dwellith in hym, and he may not do synne, for he is borun of God.
10 In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.
In this thing the sones of God ben knowun, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir.
11 For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another,
For this is the tellyng, that ye herden at the bigynnyng, that ye loue ech othere;
12 Not as Cain which was of that wicked one, and slewe his brother: and wherefore slewe he him? because his owne workes were euill, and his brothers good.
not as Caym, that was of the yuele, and slouy his brother. And for what thing slouy he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust.
13 Marueile not, my brethren, though this world hate you.
Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you.
14 We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.
We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth.
15 Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ye witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym. (aiōnios g166)
16 Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.
In this thing we han knowe the charite of God, for he puttide his lijf for vs, and we owen to putte oure lyues for oure britheren.
17 And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?
He that hath the catel of this world, and seeth that his brothir hath nede, and closith his entrailis fro hym, hou dwellith the charite of God in hym?
18 My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.
Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
19 For thereby we know that we are of the trueth, and shall before him assure our hearts.
In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siyt we monesten oure hertis.
20 For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.
For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis.
21 Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God.
Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth not vs, we han trust to God;
22 And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commandements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
and what euer we schulen axe, we schulen resseyue of hym, for we kepen hise comaundementis, and we don tho thingis that ben plesaunt bifor hym.
23 This is then his commandement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commandement.
And this is the comaundement of God, that we bileue in the name of his sone Jhesu Crist, and that we loue ech othere, as he yaf heeste to vs.
24 For hee that keepeth his commandements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.
And he that kepith hise comaundementis, dwellith in hym, and he in hym. And in this thing we witen, that he dwellith in vs, bi the spirit, whom he yaf to vs.
