1 John 3

1 Behold what love has given to us the Father, that children of God we may be called — (and we are! *NO*) Because of this the world not knows (us, *NK(O)*) because not it knew 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 children of God are we, and not yet has been revealed what we will be; We know (now *k*) that when He shall appear, like Him we will be, for we will behold Him even 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 everyone who is having hope this in Him purifies himself even as He pure is.

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

4 Everyone who is committing sin also lawlessness commits, and sin is lawlessness.

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

5 And you know that He appeared so that the sins (of us *K*) He may take away, and sin in Him not there is.

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

6 Anyone in Him abiding not sins; anyone who is sinning not has seen Him nor has he known Him.

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

7 (little children, *NK(o)*) no one should lead astray you; who are practicing righteousness righteous is even as He righteous is.

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

8 The [one] practicing sin of the devil is, because from [the] beginning the devil has been sinning. For this [reason] was revealed the Son of God so that He may destroy the works of the devil.

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 Anyone who born of God sin not practices, because seed of Him in him abides; and not he is able to continue sinning, because of God he has 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 Through this manifest are the children of God and the children of the devil. Anyone not practicing righteousness not is of God, and also the [one] not loving the brother of him;

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 For this is the message that you have heard from [the] beginning that we may love one another;

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

12 not even as Cain [who] of the evil [one] was and he slew the brother of him; And because of what he slayed him? Because the works of him evil were, those however of the brother of him 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 (And *n*) not do be surprised, brothers (of mine *K*) if hates you the world.

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

14 We ourselves know that we have passed from death to life, because we love [our] brothers; The [one] not loving (the brother *K*) abides 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 Everyone who is hating the brother of him a murderer is; and you know that any murderer not has life eternal in (him *NK(o)*) 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 By this we have known love because He for us the life of Him laid down; and we ourselves ought for [our] brothers [our] lives (to lay down. *N(k)O*)

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 Who[ever] now maybe may have the goods of the world and may see the brother of him need having and he may close up the heart of him from him, how the love of God abides 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 Little children (of mine *K*) not we may love in word nor in tongue but in action and in truth.

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

19 And by this (we will know *N(k)O*) that of the truth we are and before Him we will assure (heart *N(k)O*) of us,

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

20 that if shall condemn [us] our heart, that greater than is the God of the heart of us and He knows all things.

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

21 Beloved, if the heart of us not shall condemn (us *ko*) confidence we have toward God,

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

22 and whatever (maybe *NK(o)*) we shall ask we receive (from *N(k)O*) Him, because the commandments of Him we keep and the [things] pleasing before Him we do.

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 the commandment of Him that (we may believe *NK(o)*) in the name of the Son of Him Jesus Christ and we may love one another even as He gave [the] commandment to 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 the [one] keeping the commandments of Him in Him abides, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom to us He has 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.