1 John 3
1 Se ye what maner charite the fadir yaf to vs, that we be named the sones of God, and ben hise sones. For this thing the world knewe not vs, for it knew not hym.
BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Moost dere britheren, now we ben the sones of God, and yit it apperide not, what we schulen be. We witen, that whanne he schal appere, we schulen be lijk hym, for we schulen se hym as he is.
Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.
3 And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli.
And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse.
Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes, and synne is not in hym.
And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.
6 Ech man that dwellith in hym, synneth not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym.
Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.
7 Litle sones, no man disseyue you; he that doith riytwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust.
My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
8 He that doith synne, is of the deuel; for the deuel synneth fro the bigynnyng. In this thing the sone of God apperide, that he vndo the werkis of the deuel.
he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Ech man that is borun of God, doith not synne; for the seed of God dwellith in hym, and he may not do synne, for he is borun of God.
Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this thing the sones of God ben knowun, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir.
By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the tellyng, that ye herden at the bigynnyng, that ye loue ech othere;
For this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 not as Caym, that was of the yuele, and slouy his brother. And for what thing slouy he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust.
Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
13 Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth.
We know that we are passed out of a state of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ye witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym. (aiōnios g166)
Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 In this thing we han knowe the charite of God, for he puttide his lijf for vs, and we owen to putte oure lyues for oure britheren.
By this we have known the love of Christ, because for us he laid down his own life: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 He that hath the catel of this world, and seeth that his brothir hath nede, and closith his entrailis fro hym, hou dwellith the charite of God in hym?
But whosoever hath worldly abundance, and seeth his brother under necessity, and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
My dear children, let us not love in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth;
19 In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siyt we monesten oure hertis.
and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.
20 For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis.
For should our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth not vs, we han trust to God;
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.
22 and what euer we schulen axe, we schulen resseyue of hym, for we kepen hise comaundementis, and we don tho thingis that ben plesaunt bifor hym.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.
23 And this is the comaundement of God, that we bileue in the name of his sone Jhesu Crist, and that we loue ech othere, as he yaf heeste to vs.
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And he that kepith hise comaundementis, dwellith in hym, and he in hym. And in this thing we witen, that he dwellith in vs, bi the spirit, whom he yaf to vs.
And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he abideth in us, from the Spirit which he hath given us.
