I John 3

¹See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.

²Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

³And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy.

⁴Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.

⁵And you know that he appeared in order that he might take away our sins. For in him there is no sin.

⁶Everyone who abides in him does not sin. For whoever sins has not seen him, and has not known him.

⁷Little sons, let no one deceive you. Whoever does justice is just, even as he also is just.

⁸Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works of the devil.

⁹All those who have been born of God do not commit sin. For the offspring of God abides in them, and he is not able to sin, because he was born of God.

¹⁰In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.

¹¹For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another.

¹²Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just.

¹³If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised.

¹⁴We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides in death.

¹⁵Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.

¹⁶We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.

¹⁷Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?

¹⁸My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.

¹⁹In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.

²⁰For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.

²¹Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;

²²and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

²³And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has commanded us.

²⁴And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to us.

I John 3

¹Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.

²Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God: and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.

³And every one that hath this hope in him sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

⁴Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity. And sin is iniquity.

⁵And you know that he appeared to take away our sins: and in him there is no sin.

⁶Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: and whosoever sinneth hath not seen him nor known him.

⁷Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as he is just.

⁸He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

⁹Whosoever is born of God committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him. And he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

¹⁰In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just is not of God, or he that loveth not his brother.

¹¹For this is the declaration which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another.

¹²Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother's just.

¹³Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you.

¹⁴We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself.

¹⁶In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

¹⁷He that hath the substance of this world and shall see his brother in need and shall shut up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of God abide in him?

¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

¹⁹In this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.

²⁰For if our heart reprehend us, God is greater than our heart and knoweth all things.

²¹Dearly beloved, if our heart do not reprehend us, we have confidence towards God.

²²And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

²³And this is his commandment: That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

²⁴And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he hath given us.