1 John 3
1 [Think about] how much our [heavenly] Father loves us! He allows us to (say that we are/be called) his children! [And it is indeed true that] we are [his children. But people in] the world [MTY] [who are unbelievers] have not understood [who] God [is]. So they do not understand [who we are], that we [belong to God].
Глядїть, яку любов дав нам Отець, щоб ми дїти Божі звались. Тим то не знає нас сьвіт, що не пізнав Його.
2 Dear friends, even though (at present/now) we are God’s children, [he] has not yet (made clear/revealed) [to us] what we will be like [in the future]. However, we know that when [Christ] comes back again, we will be like him, because we will see what he is [really] like.
Любі, ми тепер дїти Божі; та ще не явилось, що ми будемо; знаємо ж, що, коди явить ся, подібні Йому будемо, бо побачимо Його, яко ж єсть.
3 [So], all those who confidently expect [to see Christ as he actually is/what Christ is like when he returns] must keep themselves pure in every way, just like Christ, who is pure in every way.
І всякий, що має сю надію на Нього, очищує себе, яко і Він чистий.
4 But everyone who continues sinning is refusing to obey [God’s] laws, because that is what sin is, refusing to obey [God’s] laws.
Кожен, хто робить гріх, робить також беззаконнє, і гріх єсть беззаконнє.
5 You know that Christ came in order to completely remove [the guilt of] our sins. You know also that he never sinned.
Знаєте ж, що Він явив ся, щоб гріхи наші взяти, і що гріха нема у Ньому.
6 Those who continue [doing what] Christ wants them to, do not continue sinning repeatedly. But those who repeatedly sin have not understood [who Christ is], nor have they had a close relationship with him.
Кожен, хто у Ньому пробуває, не грішить; кожен, хто, грішить, не бачив Його, ні пізнав Його.
7 [So I urge you, ] who are all very dear to me, do not let anyone deceive you [by telling you that it is all right to sin]. If you continue doing what is right, you are righteous, just like Christ is righteous.
Дїточки, нехай нїхто вас не обманює: хто робить правду, той праведний, яко ж Він праведний,
8 [But] if anyone continues sinning, he is like the devil, because the devil has always been sinning. [And] the reason why God’s Son became a human being was to destroy what the devil has done.
хто робить гріх, той від диявола, бо від почину диявол грішить. На се явив ся Син Божий, щоб зруйновати дїла диявола.
9 People do not continue sinning repeatedly if they have become children of God. Instead, [they] continue [to conduct their lives according to the character/nature that God produced in them] [MET]. They cannot continually sin because God has caused them to become his children.
Кожен, хто родив ся з Бога, гріха не робить, бо насїннє Його в ньому пробуває; і не може грішити, бо він з Бога родив ся.
10 Those who are God’s children are clearly different from those who are (the devil’s/Satan’s) children. [The way that we can know who are Satan’s children is this]: Those who do not do what is right are not God’s children. [Specifically], those who do not love their fellow believers are not [God’s children Instead, they are Satan’s children].
По сьому явні дїти Божі, і дїти дияволські. Кожен, хто не робить правди, не від Бога, так само й хто не любить брата свого.
11 The message that you heard when you first [MTY] [believed in Christ] is that we should love each other.
Се бо віщаннє, котре ви чули від почину, щоб ми любили один одного,
12 [We should] not [hate others] as did [Adam’s son], Cain, who belonged to [Satan], the evil one. [Because Cain hated his younger brother], he murdered him. (I will tell you about why he murdered his brother./Do you know why he murdered his brother [RHQ]?) It was because Cain habitually conducted his life in an evil way, and [he hated his younger brother] because his [younger] brother [conducted his life] righteously.
не яко ж Каїн, що від лихого був, і забив брата свого; та й за що забив його? тому, що дїла його лихі були, а (дїла) брата його праведні.
13 You should not be amazed/surprised, my fellow believers, when [unbelievers] [MTY] hate you.
Не дивуйтесь, брати мої, коли ненавидить вас сьвіт.
14 We know that we have been changed from [being spiritually] dead [MET] to [being spiritually] alive. We know this because we love our fellow believers. [Those who] do not love [their fellow believers] are still [spiritually] [MET] dead.
Ми знаєм, що перейшли від смерти у життє, бо любимо братів; хто не любить брата, пробуває в смертї.
15 Those who hate [any of] their fellow believers, [God considers] [MET] them [to be] murderers. And you know that no murderer has eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
Кожен, хто ненавидить брата свого, той чоловікогубець; а ви знаєте, що жоден чоловікогубець не має життя вічнього, в ньому пробуваючого. (aiōnios g166)
16 The way that we now know [how to truly] love [our fellow believers is by remembering] that Christ (voluntarily died/gave his life) for us. So, [when our fellow believers need something, we should be willing to help them. We should even be willing to] die for them.
У сьому пізнали ми любов, що Він за нас душу свою положив; і ми повинні за братів душі класти.
17 Many [of us] have the things that are necessary for us to live in this world. If we become aware that any of our fellow believers do not have what they need and [if we] refuse to ([provide for them/give to them what they need]), it is clear that we do not love God [as we claim/say that we do].
Хто ж має прожиток у сьвітї, і видить брата свого, що в потребі, та й зачинить серце своє перед ним, то як любов Божа пробуває у ньому?
18 [I say to] all of you whom I love dearly, let us not merely say [MTY] that [we love our fellow believers!] Let us genuinely/really love them by doing things [to help them]!
Дїточки мої, не любім словом, анї язиком, а ділом і правдою.
19 When we [truly love our fellow believers], we can be sure that we are [conducting our lives according to] the true message. [As a result], we will not feel guilty/ashamed [when we talk] [MTY] to God.
І по сьому пізнаємо, що ми від, правди, і перед Ним втихомирюєм серця наші;
20 [We can pray confidently], because [although] we might feel guilty/ashamed [about our sins], God is (greater/more worthy to be trusted) than what we feel. He knows everything [about us].
бо коли винує нас серце, (то о скільки більше Бог); бо більший Бог, ніж серце наше, і знає все.
21 Dear friends, when we do not feel guilty [because of our sins], we can pray to God confidently.
Любі, коли серце наше не винуе нас, одвагу маєм перед Богом,
22 And, when we confidently pray to him and request [something from him], we receive it because we do what he commands [us to do], and because we do what pleases him.
і, коли що просимо, приймаємо від Нього, бо хоронимо заповіді Його, і угодне перед Ним робимо.
23 [I will tell you] what he commands [us to do]: [We must] believe that Jesus Christ is (his Son/the one who is also God). [We must] also love each other, just like he commanded [us to do].
А се заповідь Його, щоб вірували в імя Сина Його Ісуса Христа, й любили один одного, яко ж і дав заповідь нам.
24 Those who do what God commands are ones who have a close relationship with God, and God has a close relationship with them. [I will tell you how] we can be sure that God has a close relationship with us: It is because [we have] his Spirit, whom he gave to us, that we can be sure that God has a close relationship with us.
І, хто хоронить заповіді Його, у тому Він пробуває, а той в Ньому. І по сьому пізнаємо, що пробуває в нас, - по Духові, котрого дав нам.
