New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3

Children of God Love One Another

1SeeG3708howG4217greatG4217a loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26the Fatherπατήρ,patērG3962has bestowedδέδωκενdedōkenG1325on us, that we would be calledκληθῶμενklēthōmenG2564childrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316; and suchwe are. For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097us, becauseὅτιhotiG3754it did not knowἔγνωegnōG1097Him.

2BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,nowνῦνnunG3568we arechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, andit has not appearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319as yetοὔπωoupōG3768whatτίtiG5101we will be. We knowG3609that whenἐὰνeanG1437Heappearsφανερωθῇ,phanerōthēaG5319, we will belikeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664Him, becauseG3754we willseeG3708Him justκαθώςkathōsG2531as He is.

3And everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who hasἔχωνechōnG2192thisταύτηνtautēnG3778hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680fixed on HimpurifiesἁγνίζειhagnizeiG48himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He is pureἁγνόςhagnosG53.

4EveryoneΠᾶςPasG3956who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266alsoG2532practicesποιεῖ,poieiG4160lawlessnessἀνομίανanomianG458; andsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266is lawlessnessἀνομία.anomiaG458.

5You knowG3609that HeappearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319in orderἵναinaG2443totakeἄρῃ,arēG142awayG142sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266; andin Him there is noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266.

6NoοὐχouchG3956 G3756oneG3956who abidesμένωνmenōnG3306in Himsinsἁμαρτάνει·hamartaneiG264;noοὐχouchG3956 G3756oneG3956who sinsἁμαρτάνωνhamartanōnG264has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708Him orοὐδὲoudeG3761knowsἔγνωκενegnōkenG1097Him.

7LittleG5040childrenG5040,make sure noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367deceivesπλανάτωplanatōG4105you;the one who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He is righteousδίκαιόςdikaiosG1342;

8the one who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isof the devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228;for the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228has sinnedἁμαρτάνει.hamartaneiG264from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316appearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose,to destroyλύσῃlusēG3089the worksἔργαergaG2041of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.

9NoοὐouG3956 G3756oneG3956who isbornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316practicesποιεῖ,poieiG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becauseὅτιhotiG3754His seedσπέρμαspermaG4690abidesμένει·meneiG3306in him; and he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756sinἁμαρτάνειν,hamartaneinG264,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he isbornγεγέννηται.gegennētaiG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

10By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228are obviousφανεράphaneraG5318:anyoneπᾶςpasG3956who does not practiceποιῶνpoiōnG4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is not of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,norG2532the one whodoes not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

11For thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the messageἀγγελίαangeliaG31whichἣνhēnG3739you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746,that we should loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλους·allēlousG240anotherG240;

12not asCainΚάϊνKainG2535, who was ofthe evilG4190oneG4190and slewἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.And for whatτίνοςtinosG5101reasonχάρινcharinG5484did he slayἔσφαξενesphaxenG4969him? BecauseὅτιhotiG3754his deedsἔργαergaG2041were evilG4190,and his brother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80were righteousδίκαια.¶dikaiaG1342.

13Do not be surprisedθαυμάζετε,thaumazeteG2296,brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,ifεἰeiG1487the worldκόσμος.kosmosG2889hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404you.

14We knowG3609that we havepassedμεταβεβήκαμενmetabebēkamenG3327out of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288into lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,becauseG3754we loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25the brethrenἀδελφούς·adelphousG80.He who does not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25abidesμένειmeneiG3306in deathθανάτῳ.thanatōG2288.

15EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whohatesμισῶνmisōnG3404his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80is a murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443;and you knowG3609thatnoπᾶς οὐκpas oukG3956 G3756murdererἀνθρωποκτόνοςanthrōpoktonosG443hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222abidingμένουσαν.menousanG3306in him.

16We knowἐγνώκαμενegnōkamenG1097loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778, thatHe laidG5087downἔθηκεν·ethēkenG5087His lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for us; andwe oughtὀφείλομενopheilomenG3784to layG5087downθεῖναι.¶theinaiG5087our livesψυχὰςpsuchasG5590for thebrethrenἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80.

17ButwhoeverὋς ἂνHos anG3739 G302hasG2192the world’sκόσμουkosmouG2889goodsβίονbionG979,and seesθεωρῇtheōrēaG2334his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80in needχρείανchreianG5532andclosesκλείσῃkleisēG2808hisheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698againstἀπ᾽ap᾽G575him,howπῶςpōsG4459does the loveἀγάπηagapēG26of GodθεοῦtheouG2316abideμένειmeneiG3306in him?

18LittleΤεκνίαTekniaG5040childrenG5040,let us not loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25with wordλόγῳlogōG3056orμηδὲmēdeG3366with tongueγλώσσῃglōssēG1100,but in deedἔργῳergōG2041andtruthἀληθείᾳ.alētheiaG225.

19We will knowγνωσόμεθαgnōsomethaG1097by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778that we areof the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225, and willassureπείσομενpeisomenG3982our heartκαρδίανkardianG2588beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Him

20in whateverἐὰνeanG3739 G5100 G1437our heartκαρδία,kardiaG2588condemnsκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us; for GodθεὸςtheosG2316is greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than our heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588and knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097allG3956thingsπάντα.¶pantaG3956.

21BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,ifἐὰνeanG1437our heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588does not condemnκαταγινώσκῃkataginōskēG2607us, we haveἔχομενechomenG2192confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954beforeπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν,theonG2316;

22andwhateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437we askαἰτῶμενaitōmenG154we receiveλαμβάνομενlambanomenG2983from Him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754wekeepτηροῦμενtēroumenG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785and doποιοῦμεν.poioumenG4160the things that are pleasingἀρεστὰarestaG701in His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799.

23ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is His commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785, that webelieveπιστεύσωμενpisteusōmenG4100inthe nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,and loveἀγαπῶμενagapōmenG25oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as Hecommandedἔδωκεν ἐντολὴνedōken entolēnG1325 G1785us.

24The one whokeepsτηρῶνtērōnG5083His commandmentsἐντολὰςentolasG1785abidesμένει,meneiG3306in Him, and He in him.We knowγινώσκομενginōskomenG1097by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778thatHe abidesμένειmeneiG3306in us, by the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151whomοὗhouG3739He has givenἔδωκεν.¶edōkenG1325us.

Children of God Love One Another

Commentaries on 1 John 3