1 Yochanan 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.

Behold how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know 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.

Beloved, now we are the children of God; but it does not yet appear what we shall be. However, we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him--that we shall see him as he is.

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

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

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

Every one who works sin, works also the transgression of law; for sin is the transgression of law.

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

Moreover, you know that he was manifested that he might take away our sins--and in him is no sin.

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

Whoever abides in him, does not sin. Whoever sins has not seen him, neither has known him.

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

Little children, let no one deceive you: he who works righteousness, is righteous, even 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 works sin, is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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 work sin; because his seed abides in him; and he can not 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.

By this the children of God are discovered, and the children of the devil: whoever works not righteousness, is not of God, neither he who loves not his brother.

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

For this is the message which you have 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 being of the wicked one, as Cain was, who slew his brother. And on account of what, did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and his brother's righteous.

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

Do not wonder, my brethren, that 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 passed away from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who loves not his brother, abides in death.

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

Every one who hates his brother, is a manslayer; and you know that no manslayer has eternal life abiding in him. (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.

By this we have known the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us; therefore we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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?

Whoever, therefore, has the goods of this world, and sees his brother in need, and yet shuts up his compassion from him, how abides the love of God in him?

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

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

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

For by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

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

But if our heart condemn us, certainly God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

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

Beloved, if our heart do not condemn us, we have confidence with 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 ask, we receive from him; because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

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

For this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and should love one another as he gave us commandment.

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.

Now he who keeps His commandments, abides in him, and He in him; and by this we know that he abides in us, even by the Spirit, which he has given us.