1 John 3

1 BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

See what great love the Father has lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God! The reason the world does not know you is that it did not know him.

2 Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when he appears, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.

3 And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Everyone who places this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

4 Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

5 And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.

But you know that he appeared in order to take away our sins, and in him there is no sin.

6 Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.

No one who abides in him continues in sin; no one who continues in sin has either seen him or known him.

7 My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.

8 he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Whoever practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

9 Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

No one who has been born of God continues in sin, because God's seed abides in him; he cannot continue in sin, because he has been born of God.

10 By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.

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

11 For this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil, but the deeds of his brother were righteous.

13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

14 We know that we are passed out of a state of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love his brother abides in death.

15 Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)

Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)

16 By this we have known the love of Christ, because for us he laid down his own life: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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

17 But whosoever hath worldly abundance, and seeth his brother under necessity, and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

If anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need but closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

18 My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;

My little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and truth.

19 and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.

By this we know that we are of the truth and can reassure our hearts before him:

20 For should our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

If our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.

21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.

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

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

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

23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded.

24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he abideth in us, from the Spirit which he hath given us.

Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God abides in him. And we know that he abides in us because of the Spirit he has given us.