< 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.
See what love the Father has given to 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 children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested 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 practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
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 ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.
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, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.
7 Dear children! Let, no one, lead you astray! He that is doing righteousness, is, righteous, just as, He, is righteous:
Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises 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 practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo 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 practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot 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.
In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love 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 which ye 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 was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
13 Be not marveling, brethren, if, the world, is hating you:
Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate 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 who does not love [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)
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye 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.
Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.
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?
But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides 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.
Children, let us not love with word, nor with 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 hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him —
20 Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things.
that if our heart condemn us, 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 boldness towards 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 whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which 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 believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given 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 hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.

< 1 John 3 >