1 John 3

1 See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

Consider how great a love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God! The world does not acknowledge us for this reason: it did not acknowledge Him.

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

Dear ones, right now we are children of God and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is

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

—everyone who has this hope upon him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness as well; yes, sin is lawlessness.

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

And you know that He was revealed in order to remove our sins—in Him there is no sin.

6 Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

Whoever is abiding in Him does not sin; indeed, whoever is sinning has neither seen Him nor known Him.

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

Dear children, let no one mislead you; he who keeps doing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

8 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: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

He who keeps doing sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was manifested for this purpose: to undo the devil's works.

9 Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

Whoever has been begotten by God does not commit sin, because His seed remains in him; actually, he is not able to sin, because he has been begotten by God.

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

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are distinguished: whoever is not doing righteousness is not of God, also whoever is not loving his brother.

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

Because this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another

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

—not like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own works were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

13 Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

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

14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

We know that we have transferred out of the death into the life because we love our brothers; he who does not love his brother remains in the death.

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

Whoever is hating his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within himself. (aiōnios g166)

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

We know the Love by this: He laid down His life in our behalf; we also are obligated to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

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

Now whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart toward him—how does the love of God abide in him?

18 My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

My dear children, let us not love in word or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth

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

—yes, by this we know that we are of the Truth and may put our hearts at ease in His presence,

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

and that, if our heart should condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all.

21 Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

Dear ones, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God,

22 so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

and whatever we may ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

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

Now this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded.

24 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.

He who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. This is how we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit whom He gave us.