1 John 3

1 See what love the Father has given to us, that we may be called children of God; because of this the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Consider how great a love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God! The world does not acknowledge us for this reason: it did not acknowledge Him.

2 Beloved, now, we are children of God, and it was not yet revealed what we will be. We have known that if He may have appeared, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is;

Dear ones, right now we are children of God and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is

3 and everyone who is having this hope on Him, purifies himself, even as He is pure.

—everyone who has this hope upon him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

4 Everyone who is doing sin, he also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness,

Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness as well; yes, sin is lawlessness.

5 and you have known that He appeared that He may take away our sins, and sin is not in Him;

And you know that He was revealed in order to remove our sins—in Him there is no sin.

6 everyone who is remaining in Him does not sin; everyone who is sinning, has not seen Him, nor known Him.

Whoever is abiding in Him does not sin; indeed, whoever is sinning has neither seen Him nor known Him.

7 Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous,

Dear children, let no one mislead you; he who keeps doing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

8 he who is doing sin, he is of the Devil, because the Devil sins from the beginning; for this [reason] the Son of God appeared, that He may undo the works of the Devil;

He who keeps doing sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was manifested for this purpose: to undo the devil's works.

9 everyone who has been begotten of God, he does not sin, because His seed remains in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been begotten of God.

Whoever has been begotten by God does not commit sin, because His seed remains in him; actually, he is not able to sin, because he has been begotten by God.

10 In this are revealed the children of God, and the children of the Devil; everyone who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: whoever is not doing righteousness is not of God, also whoever is not loving his brother.

11 because this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we may love one another,

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

12 not as Cain—he was of the evil one, and he slew his brother. And for [what] reason did he slay him? Because his works were evil, and those of his brother [were] righteous.

—not like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own works were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

13 Do not wonder, my brothers, if the world hates you;

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

14 we have known that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers; he who is not loving [his] brother remains in death.

We know that we have transferred out of the death into the life because we love our brothers; he who does not love his brother remains in the death.

15 Everyone who is hating his brother is a manslayer, and you have known that no manslayer has continuous life remaining in him; (aiōnios g166)

Whoever is hating his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within himself. (aiōnios g166)

16 in this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brothers;

We know the Love by this: He laid down His life in our behalf; we also are obligated to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

17 and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his yearnings from him—how does the love of God remain in him?

Now whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart toward him—how does the love of God abide in him?

18 My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in work and in truth!

My dear children, let us not love in word or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth

19 And in this we know that we are of the truth, and before Him we will assure our hearts,

—yes, by this we know that we are of the Truth and may put our hearts at ease in His presence,

20 because if our heart may condemn—because greater is God than our heart, and He knows all things.

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

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

Dear ones, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God,

22 and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commands, and we do the things pleasing before Him,

and whatever we may ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

23 and this is His command, that we may believe in the Name of His Son Jesus Christ, and may love one another, even as He gave command to us,

Now 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 who is keeping His commands, remains in Him, and He in him; and in this we know that He remains in us, from the Spirit that He gave us.

He who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. This is how we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit whom He gave us.