Iohannis I 3
1 Videte qualem charitatem dedit nobis Pater, ut filii Dei nominemur et simus. Propter hoc mundus non novit nos: quia non novit eum.
BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Charissimi, nunc filii Dei sumus: et nondum apparuit quid erimus. Scimus quoniam cum apparuerit, similes ei erimus: quoniam videbimus eum sicuti est.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 Et omnis, qui habet hanc spem in eo, sanctificat se, sicut et ille sanctus est.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Omnis, qui facit peccatum, et iniquitatem facit: et peccatum est iniquitas.
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 Et scitis quia ille apparuit ut peccata nostra tolleret: et peccatum in eo non est.
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Omnis, qui in eo manet, non peccat: et omnis, qui peccat, non vidit eum, nec cognovit eum.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Filioli, nemo vos seducat. Qui facit iustitiam, iustus est: sicut et ille iustus est.
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 Qui facit peccatum, ex diabolo est: quoniam ab initio diabolus peccat. In hoc apparuit Filius Dei, ut dissolvat opera diaboli.
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Omnis, qui natus est ex Deo, peccatum non facit: quoniam semen ipsius in eo manet, et non potest peccare, quoniam ex Deo natus est.
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In hoc manifesti sunt filii Dei, et filii diaboli. Omnis qui non est iustus, non est ex Deo, et qui non diligit fratrem suum:
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 quoniam haec est annunciatio, quam audistis ab initio, ut diligatis alterutrum.
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Non sicut Cain, qui ex maligno erat, et occidit fratrem suum. Et propter quid occidit eum? Quoniam opera eius maligna erant: fratris autem eius, iusta.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13 Nolite mirari fratres, si odit vos mundus.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 Nos scimus quoniam translati sumus de morte ad vitam, quoniam diligimus fratres. Qui non diligit, manet in morte:
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 omnis, qui odit fratrem suum, homicida est. Et scitis quoniam omnis homicida non habet vitam aeternam in semetipso manentem. (aiōnios g166)
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (aiōnios g166)
16 In hoc cognovimus charitatem Dei, quoniam ille animam suam pro nobis posuit: et nos debemus pro fratribus animas ponere.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 Qui habuerit substantiam huius mundi, et viderit fratrem suum necessitatem habere, et clauserit viscera sua ab eo: quomodo charitas Dei manet in eo?
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 Filioli mei, non diligamus verbo, neque lingua, sed opere et veritate.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 in hoc cognoscimus quoniam ex veritate sumus: et in conspectu eius suadebimus corda nostra.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 Quoniam si reprehenderit nos cor nostrum: maior est Deus corde nostro, et novit omnia.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Charissimi, si cor nostrum non reprehenderit nos, fiduciam habemus ad Deum:
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 et quidquid petierimus, accipiemus ab eo: quoniam mandata eius custodimus, et ea, quae sunt placita coram eo, facimus.
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 Et hoc est mandatum eius: Ut credamus in nomine Filii eius Iesu Christi: et diligamus alterutrum, sicut dedit mandatum nobis.
And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 Et qui servat mandata eius, in illo manet, et ipse in eo: et in hoc scimus quoniam manet in nobis de Spiritu, quem dedit nobis.
And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
