New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3:13-24

13Do not be surprised, brethren, if 1the world hates you. 14We know that we have 2passed out of death into life, 3because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. 15Everyone who 4hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that 5no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 16We know love by this, that 6He laid down His life for us; and 7we ought to lay down our lives for the 8brethren. 17But 9whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and 10closes his 11heart 12against him, 13how does the love of God abide in him? 18 14Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and 15truth. 19We will know by this that we are 16of the truth, and will 17assure our heart before Him 20 18in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. 21 19Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have 20confidence 21before God; 22and 22whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we 23keep His commandments and do 24the things that are pleasing in His sight.

23This is His commandment, that we 25 26believe in 27the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as 28He 29commanded us. 24The one who 30keeps His commandments 31abides in Him, and He in him. 32We know by this that 33He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

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Notes

1. 1 John 3:13 John 15:18; 17:14 ↩
2. 1 John 3:14 John 5:24 ↩
3. 1 John 3:14 John 13:35; 1 John 2:10 ↩
4. 1 John 3:15 Matt 5:21f; John 8:44 ↩
5. 1 John 3:15 Gal 5:20f; Rev 21:8 ↩
6. 1 John 3:16 John 10:11; 15:13 ↩
7. 1 John 3:16 Phil 2:17; 1 Thess 2:8 ↩
8. 1 John 3:16 1 John 2:9 ↩
9. 1 John 3:17 James 2:15f ↩
10. 1 John 3:17 Deut 15:7 ↩
11. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts ↩
12. 1 John 3:17 Lit from ↩
13. 1 John 3:17 1 John 4:20 ↩
14. 1 John 3:18 1 John 2:1; 3:7 ↩
15. 1 John 3:18 2 John 1; 3 John 1 ↩
16. 1 John 3:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
17. 1 John 3:19 Lit persuade ↩
18. 1 John 3:20 Or that if our heart condemns us, that God... ↩
19. 1 John 3:21 1 John 3:2 ↩
20. 1 John 3:21 1 John 2:28; 5:14 ↩
21. 1 John 3:21 Lit toward ↩
22. 1 John 3:22 Job 22:26f; Matt 7:7; 21:22; John 9:31 ↩
23. 1 John 3:22 1 John 2:3 ↩
24. 1 John 3:22 John 8:29; Heb 13:21 ↩
25. 1 John 3:23 Or believe the name ↩
26. 1 John 3:23 John 6:29 ↩
27. 1 John 3:23 John 1:12; 2:23; 3:18 ↩
28. 1 John 3:23 John 13:34; 15:12; 1 John 2:8 ↩
29. 1 John 3:23 Lit gave us a commandment ↩
30. 1 John 3:24 1 John 2:3 ↩
31. 1 John 3:24 John 6:56; 10:38; 1 John 2:6, 24; 4:15 ↩
32. 1 John 3:24 John 14:17; Rom 8:9, 14, 16; 1 Thess 4:8; 1 John 4:13 ↩
33. 1 John 3:24 1 John 2:5 ↩

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