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: and [such] we are. For this cause 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 children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
3 And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli.
And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse.
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness: and sin is lawlessness.
5 And ye witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes, and synne is not in hym.
And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Ech man that dwellith in hym, synneth not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
7 Litle sones, no man disseyue you; he that doith riytwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust.
[My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that 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 doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God 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.
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten 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.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither 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 message which ye 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 was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13 Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you.
Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth 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 have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not 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)
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life 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.
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: 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 whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
18 Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
[My] little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
19 In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siyt we monesten oure hertis.
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him,
20 For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis.
whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because 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 boldness toward 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 of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that 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, even 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 hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
