1 John 3

1Behold what manner of loveG26 the FatherG3962 hath bestowed upon us, that we should beG1510 calledG2564 childrenG5043 of GodG2316; and such we areG1510. For this cause the worldG2889 knoweth us not, because it knewG1097 him not. 2BelovedG27, nowG3568 areG1510 we childrenG5043 of GodG2316, and it isG1510 not yet madeG5319 manifestG5319 what we shall beG1510. We know that, if he shall beG1510 manifestedG5319, we shall beG1510 like him; for we shall seeG3708 him evenG2532 as he isG1510. 3And every one that hath this hopeG1680 set on him purifieth himself, evenG2532 as he isG1510 pureG53. 4Every oneG3588 that doeth sinG266 doeth alsoG2532 lawlessnessG458; and sinG266 isG1510 lawlessnessG458. 5And ye know that he wasG1510 manifestedG5319 to takeG142 awayG142 sinsG266; and in him isG1510 no sinG266. 6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seenG3708 him, neither knoweth him. 7My littleG5040 children, let no manG1342 lead you astrayG4105: he that doeth righteousnessG1343 isG1510 righteousG1342, even as he isG1510 righteousG1342: 8he that doeth sinG266 isG1510 of the devilG1228; for the devilG1228 sinneth from the beginning. To this end wasG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316 manifestedG5319, that he might destroyG3089 the worksG2041 of the devilG1228. 9Whosoever is begottenG1080 of GodG2316 doeth no sinG266, because his seedG4690 abideth in him: and he cannot sinG266, because he is begottenG1080 of GodG2316. 10In this the childrenG5043 of GodG2316 areG1510 manifest, and the childrenG5043 of the devilG1228: whosoever doeth not righteousnessG1343 isG1510 not of GodG2316, neither he that loveth not his brotherG80. 11For this isG1510 the messageG31 which ye heardG191 from the beginning, that we should loveG25 oneG240 another: 12not as CainG2535 wasG1510 of the evilG4190 oneG3588, and slew his brotherG80. And wherefore slew he him? Because his worksG2041 wereG1510 evilG4190, and his brother’sG80 righteousG1342.

13MarvelG2296 not, brethren, if the worldG2889 hateth you. 14We know that we have passed out of deathG2288 into lifeG2222, because we loveG25 the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in deathG2288. 15Whosoever hateth his brotherG80 isG1510 a murdererG443: and ye know that no murdererG443 hath eternalG166 lifeG2222 abidingG3306 in him. 16Hereby knowG1097 we loveG26, because he laidG5087 downG5087 his lifeG5590 for us: and we oughtG3784 to lay downG5087 our livesG5590 for the brethren. 17But whoso hath the world’sG2889 goods, and beholdeth his brotherG80 in needG5532, and shutteth up his compassion from him, howG4459 doth the loveG26 of GodG2316 abideG3306 in him? 18My littleG5040 children, let us not loveG25 in wordG3056, neither with the tongueG1100; but in deedG2041 and truthG225. 19Hereby shall we knowG1097 that we areG1510 of the truthG225, and shall assure our heartG2588 before him: 20because if our heartG2588 condemnG2607 us, GodG2316 isG1510 greaterG3173 than our heartG2588, and knoweth all thingsG3956. 21BelovedG27, if our heartG2588 condemnG2607 us not, we have boldnessG3954 toward GodG2316; 22and whatsoever we askG154 we receiveG2983 of him, because we keepG5083 his commandmentsG1785 and do the thingsG3739 that are pleasingG701 in his sight. 23And this isG1510 his commandmentG1785, that we should believeG4100 in the nameG3686 of his SonG5207 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, and loveG25 oneG240 another, evenG2532 as he gaveG1325 us commandmentG1785. 24And he that keepeth his commandmentsG1785 abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we knowG1097 that he abideth in us, by the SpiritG4151 which he gaveG1325 us.