1 Yochanan 3

1 See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

And ye see, how great is the love of the Father towards us, who hath called us sons, and made us such. Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it likewise knoweth him not.

2 Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.

My beloved, now are we the sons of God; and hitherto, it hath not appeared what we are to be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be in his likeness, and we shall see him as he is.

3 Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

And every one that hath this hope from him, purifieth himself, as he is pure.

4 Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

And every one that practiseth sin, perpetrateth iniquity; for all sin is iniquity.

5 You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

And ye know, that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him was no sin.

6 Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

And every one that abideth in him, sinneth not: and every one that sinneth, hath not seen him, nor hath known him.

7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

My children, let no one deceive you: he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, as the Messiah also is righteous.

8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

And he that committeth sin, is of Satan; because Satan was a sinner from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of Satan.

9 Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

Every one that is born of God, doth not practise sin; because his seed is in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

10 In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

By this are the children of God discriminated from the children of Satan. Every one that practiseth not righteousness, and that loveth not his brother, is not of God:

11 For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—

because this is the commandment, which ye heard from the beginning, that ye should love one another.

12 unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

Not like Cain, who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And why did he slay him, but because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous?

13 Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

And wonder not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

We know that we have turned from death unto life, by this, that we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother, remaineth in death.

15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. (aiōnios g166)

For every one that hateth his brother, is a man-slayer; and ye know, that no man-slayer can have eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)

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

By this we know his love towards us, because he gave up his life for us: and we also ought to give up our lives for our brethren.

17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

But whoever hath worldly possessions, and seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how is the love of God in him?

18 My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

My children, let us not love one another in words and in tongue, but in acts and in truth.

19 And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,

And by this, we recognize that we are of the truth; and, before he shall come, we make our hearts confident.

20 because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

But if our heart condemneth us, how much greater is God than our heart, and knowing all things?

21 Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness towards God;

My beloved, if our heart condemneth us not, we have open countenances before God.

22 so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

And whatever we ask, we receive from him; because we keep his commandments, and do acceptable things before him.

23 This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Yeshua the Messiah, and love one another, even as he commanded.

And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus the Messiah, and that we love one another as he hath commanded us.

24 He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

And he that keepeth his commandments, is kept by him, and he dwelleth in him: and by this we understand that he abideth in us, from his Spirit which he hath given to us.