1 John 3
1 See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
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.
2 Beloved, now are we children of God, 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.
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.
3 And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli.
4 Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse.
5 And ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.
And ye witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes, and synne is not in hym.
6 Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.
Ech man that dwellith in hym, synneth not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym.
7 Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Litle sones, no man disseyue you; he that doith riytwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust.
8 He that practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
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.
9 Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
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.
10 In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
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.
11 For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
For this is the tellyng, that ye herden at the bigynnyng, that ye loue ech othere;
12 not 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.
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.
13 Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [his] brother abides in death.
We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth.
15 Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
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)
16 Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.
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.
17 But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
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?
18 Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
19 And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him —
In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siyt we monesten oure hertis.
20 that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,
Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth not vs, we han trust to God;
22 and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
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.
23 And 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.
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.
24 And 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.
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.
