1 John 3

1See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children ofGod. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

2My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

2Beloved, now are we children ofGod, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

3And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

3And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

4Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.

4Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

5And you have knowledge that he came to take away sin: and in him there is no sin.

5And ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.

6Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

6Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.

7My little children, let no man take you out of the true way: he who does righteousness is upright, even as he is upright;

7Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

8The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.

8He that practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son ofGod has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.

9Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

9Whoever has been begotten ofGod does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten ofGod.

10In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

10In this are manifest the children ofGod and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not ofGod, and he who does not love his brother.

11Because this is the word which was given to you from the first, that we are to have love for one another;

11For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

12Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

12not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

13Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you.

13Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.

14We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [his] brother abides in death.

15Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.

15Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

16In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

16Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.

17But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

17But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love ofGod in him?

18My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

18Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.

19In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

19And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him —

20When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.

20that if our heart condemn us,God is greater than our heart and knows all things.

21My loved ones, if our heart does not say that we have done wrong, we have no fear before him;

21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towardsGod,

22And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

22and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.

23And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

23And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.

24He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.