1 John 3

1 See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us--that we should be called God's children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us--because it has not known Him.

Look at how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. We know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

3 And every man who has this hope fixed on Him, purifies himself so as to be as pure as He is.

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

4 Every one who is guilty of sin is also guilty of violating Law; for sin is the violation of Law.

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

5 And you know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.

You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him is no sin.

6 No one who continues in union with Him lives in sin: no one who lives in sin has seen Him or knows Him.

Whoever remains in him does not sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.

7 Dear children, let no one lead you astray. The man who acts righteously is righteous, just as He is righteous.

Children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

8 He who is habitually guilty of sin is a child of the Devil, because the Devil has been a sinner from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for the purpose of undoing the work of the Devil.

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

9 No one who is a child of God is habitually guilty of sin. A God-given germ of life remains in him, and he cannot habitually sin--because he is a child of God.

Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

10 By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who does not love his brother.

11 For this is the Message you have heard from the beginning--that we are to love one another.

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

12 We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

13 Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.

Therefore do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.

14 As for us, we know that we have already passed out of death into Life--because we love our brother men. He who is destitute of love continues dead.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death.

15 Every one who hates his brother man is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has the Life of the Ages continuing in him. (aiōnios g166)

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

16 We know what love is--through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

17 But if any one has this world's wealth and sees that his brother man is in need, and yet hardens his heart against him--how can such a one continue to love God?

But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

18 Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.

Little children, let us not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

19 And in this way we shall come to know that we are loyal to the truth, and shall satisfy our consciences in His presence

And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and persuade our heart before him,

20 in whatever matters our hearts condemn us--because God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.

because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have perfect confidence towards God;

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

22 and whatever we ask for we obtain from Him, because we obey His commands and do the things which are pleasing in His sight.

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 command--that we are to believe in His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as He has commanded us to do.

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded us.

24 The man who obeys His commands continues in union with God, and God continues in union with him; and through His Spirit whom He has given us we can know that He continues in union with us.

He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.