1 John 3

1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of YHWH! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

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 we are children of YHWH; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for 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 everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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

4 Whoever commits sin transgresses also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law.

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

5 And you know that He was manifested to 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 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither 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 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

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

8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of YHWH 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 Whoever has been born of YHWH does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of YHWH.

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 In this the children of YHWH and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of YHWH, nor is he who does not love 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 message that you 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 murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's 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 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.

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

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides 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 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life 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 know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also 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 whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of YHWH abide 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 little children, let us not love in word or 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 by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

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

20 For if our heart condemns us, YHWH is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

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

21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward YHWH.

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

22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that 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 on the name of His Son Yahushua the Messiah 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 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has 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.