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.

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.

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;

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.

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

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

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

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

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

And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and 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.

Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not 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,

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

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.

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.

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,

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.

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

For this is the commandment which ye have 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 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.

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

Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate 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 are passed out of a state of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in 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)

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

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.

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?

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?

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 and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;

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

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

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

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

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

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards 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 whatsoever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which 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,

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.

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.

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.