1 John 3

1 Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us—that, children of God, we should be called, —and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

Behold what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we may be called children of God. Because of this the world does not know you, because it did not know him.

2 Beloved! now, are we, children of God; and, not yet, hath it been made manifest, what we shall be, —We know that, if it should be made manifest, like unto him, shall we be, because we shall see him, just as he is.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.

3 And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.

And every man who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that man is pure.

4 Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;

Every man doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

5 And ye know, that, He, was made manifest—in order that, our sins, he should take away, and, sin, in him, is there none.

And ye know that that man was made known so that he might take up our sins. And in him is no sin.

6 Whosoever, in him, doth abide, is not sinning: whosoever is sinning, hath not seen him, and doth not understand him.

Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him.

7 Dear children! Let, no one, lead you astray! He that is doing righteousness, is, righteous, just as, He, is righteous:

Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.

8 He that is committing sin, is, of the adversary, because, from the beginning, the adversary is sinning. To this end, was the Son of God made manifest, in order that he might undo the works of the adversary.

He who is doing sin is of the devil, because the devil sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was made known for this, so that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whosoever hath been born of God, is not committing, sin, because, a seed of him, within him, abideth; and he cannot be committing sin, because, of God, hath he been born.

Every man who has been begotten of God is not doing sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

10 Herein, are, manifest, the children of God, and the children of the adversary: Whoever is not doing righteousness, is not of God, nor yet he that is not loving his brother.

By this the children of God are visible, and the children of the devil. Every man not doing righteousness is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother.

11 Because, this, is the message which ye have heard from the beginning—that we should be loving one another, —

Because this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love each other.

12 Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.

Not as Cain. He was of the wicked, and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were wrong, and his brother's right.

13 Be not marveling, brethren, if, the world, is hating you:

Marvel not, my brothers, if the world hates you.

14 We, know, that we have passed over out of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not, abideth in death.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who is not loving the brother abides in death.

15 Whosoever is hating his brother, is, a murderer; and ye know that, no murderer, hath life age-during, within him abiding. (aiōnios g166)

Every man hating his brother is a man-killer. And ye know that no man-killer has eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)

16 Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down.

By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

17 But, whoso hath this world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?

But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

18 Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.

My little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

19 Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart;

And by this we know that we are of the truth, and will assure our hearts before him.

20 Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things.

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

21 Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards God;

Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, we have confidence toward God,

22 And, whatsoever we are asking, we are receiving from him, because, his commandments, are we keeping, and, the things that are pleasing before him, are we doing.

and whatever we may ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do things pleasing in his sight.

23 And, this, is his commandment, —that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another—just as he gave a commandment unto us.

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love each other, just as he gave command.

24 And, he that keepeth his commandments, in him, abideth, and, he, in him. And, hereby, perceive we, that he abideth in us, by reason of the Spirit which, unto us, he hath given.

And he who keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit that he gave us.