1 John 3

1 Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us—that, children of God, we should be called, —and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

2 Beloved! now, are we, children of God; and, not yet, hath it been made manifest, what we shall be, —We know that, if it should be made manifest, like unto him, shall we be, because we shall see him, just as he is.

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

3 And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.

And every one that has this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

4 Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;

Every one that works sin, works also transgression of law: and sin is transgression of law.

5 And ye know, that, He, was made manifest—in order that, our sins, he should take away, and, sin, in him, is there none.

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

6 Whosoever, in him, doth abide, is not sinning: whosoever is sinning, hath not seen him, and doth not understand him.

Whoever abides in him, sins not. Whoever sins, has neither seen him nor known him.

7 Dear children! Let, no one, lead you astray! He that is doing righteousness, is, righteous, just as, He, is righteous:

Little children, let no one deceive you: he that works righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

8 He that is committing sin, is, of the adversary, because, from the beginning, the adversary is sinning. To this end, was the Son of God made manifest, in order that he might undo the works of the adversary.

He that works sin is of the devil, for the devil sins from the beginning: for this purpose was the son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whosoever hath been born of God, is not committing, sin, because, a seed of him, within him, abideth; and he cannot be committing sin, because, of God, hath he been born.

Whoever has been begotten of God does not work sin; because his seed remains in him: and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God.

10 Herein, are, manifest, the children of God, and the children of the adversary: Whoever is not doing righteousness, is not of God, nor yet he that is not loving his brother.

By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not work righteousness is not of God; neither is he that loves not his brother.

11 Because, this, is the message which ye have heard from the beginning—that we should be loving one another, —

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

12 Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and for what reason did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother’s, righteous.

13 Be not marveling, brethren, if, the world, is hating you:

Wonder not, my brethren, if the world hates you.

14 We, know, that we have passed over out of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not, abideth in death.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loves not his brother, abides in death.

15 Whosoever is hating his brother, is, a murderer; and ye know that, no murderer, hath life age-during, within him abiding. (aiōnios g166)

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

16 Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down.

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

17 But, whoso hath this world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?

Whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts his heart against him, how dwells the love of God in him?

18 Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.

My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.

19 Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart;

And by this we know that we are of the truth; and we shall have our hearts at rest before him:

20 Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things.

for if our heart condemn us, we know that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

21 Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards God;

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God,

22 And, whatsoever we are asking, we are receiving from him, because, his commandments, are we keeping, and, the things that are pleasing before him, are we doing.

and whatever we 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 commandment, —that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another—just as he gave a commandment unto us.

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

24 And, he that keepeth his commandments, in him, abideth, and, he, in him. And, hereby, perceive we, that he abideth in us, by reason of the Spirit which, unto us, he hath given.

And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.