New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3:4-19

4EveryoneG3956 who practicesG4160 sinG266 alsoG2532 practicesG4160 lawlessnessG458; and 1sinG266 is lawlessnessG458. 5You knowG3609 that He 2appearedG5319 in orderG2443 to 3takeG142 awayG142 sinsG266; and 4in Him there is noG3756 sinG266. 6NoG3956 G3756 oneG3956 who abidesG3306 in Him 5sinsG264; noG3956 G3756 oneG3956 who sinsG264 has seenG3708 Him orG3761 6 7knowsG1097 Him. 7 8LittleG5040 childrenG5040, make sure noG3367 oneG3367 9deceivesG4105 you; 10the one who practicesG4160 righteousnessG1343 is righteousG1342, justG2531 as He is righteousG1342; 8the one who practicesG4160 sinG266 is 11of the devilG1228; for the devilG1228 12has sinnedG264 from the beginningG746. 13The SonG5207 of GodG2316 14appearedG5319 for thisG3778 purpose, 15to destroyG3089 the worksG2041 of the devilG1228. 9NoG3956 G3756 oneG3956 who is 16 17bornG1080 of GodG2316 18practicesG4160 sinG266, becauseG3754 His seedG4690 abidesG3306 in him; and he cannotG1410 G3756 sinG264, becauseG3754 he is 19bornG1080 of GodG2316. 10By thisG3778 the 20childrenG5043 of GodG2316 and the 21childrenG5043 of the devilG1228 are obviousG5318: 22anyoneG3956 who does not practiceG4160 righteousnessG1343 is not of GodG2316, norG2532 the one who 23does not loveG25 his 24brotherG80.

11 25For thisG3778 is the messageG31 26whichG3739 you have heardG191 from the beginningG746, 27that we should loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; 12not as 28CainG2535, who was of 29the evilG4190 oneG4190 and slewG4969 his brotherG80. And for whatG5101 reasonG5484 did he slayG4969 him? BecauseG3754 30his deedsG2041 were evilG4190, and his brother’sG80 were righteousG1342.

13Do not be surprisedG2296, brethrenG80, ifG1487 31the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you. 14We knowG3609 that we have 32passedG3327 out of deathG2288 into lifeG2222, 33becauseG3754 we loveG25 the brethrenG80. He who does not loveG25 abidesG3306 in deathG2288. 15EveryoneG3956 who 34hatesG3404 his brotherG80 is a murdererG443; and you knowG3609 that 35noG3956 G3756 murdererG443 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222 abidingG3306 in him. 16We knowG1097 loveG26 by thisG3778, that 36He laidG5087 downG5087 His lifeG5590 for us; and 37we oughtG3784 to layG5087 downG5087 our livesG5590 for the 38brethrenG80. 17But 39whoeverG3739 G302 hasG2192 the world’sG2889 goodsG979, and seesG2334 his brotherG80 in needG5532 and 40closesG2808 his 41heartG4698 42againstG575 him, 43howG4459 does the loveG26 of GodG2316 abideG3306 in him? 18 44LittleG5040 childrenG5040, let us not loveG25 with wordG3056 orG3366 with tongueG1100, but in deedG2041 and 45truthG225. 19We will knowG1097 by thisG3778 that we are 46of the truthG225, and will 47assureG3982 our heartG2588 beforeG1715 Him

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Notes

1. 1 John 3:4 Rom 4:15; 1 John 5:17 ↩
2. 1 John 3:5 1 John 1:2; 3:8 ↩
3. 1 John 3:5 John 1:29; 1 Pet 1:18-20; 1 John 2:2 ↩
4. 1 John 3:5 2 Cor 5:21; 1 John 2:29 ↩
5. 1 John 3:6 1 John 3:9 ↩
6. 1 John 3:6 Or has known ↩
7. 1 John 3:6 1 John 2:3; 3 John 11 ↩
8. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:1 ↩
9. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:26 ↩
10. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
11. 1 John 3:8 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10 ↩
12. 1 John 3:8 Lit sins ↩
13. 1 John 3:8 Matt 4:3 ↩
14. 1 John 3:8 1 John 3:5 ↩
15. 1 John 3:8 John 12:31; 16:11 ↩
16. 1 John 3:9 Or begotten ↩
17. 1 John 3:9 John 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 John 11 ↩
18. 1 John 3:9 1 Pet 1:23; 1 John 3:6; 5:18 ↩
19. 1 John 3:9 Or begotten ↩
20. 1 John 3:10 John 1:12; 11:52; Rom 8:16; 1 John 3:1, 2 ↩
21. 1 John 3:10 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8 ↩
22. 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone ↩
23. 1 John 3:10 Rom 13:8ff; Col 3:14; 1 Tim 1:5; 1 John 4:8 ↩
24. 1 John 3:10 1 John 2:9 ↩
25. 1 John 3:11 1 John 1:5 ↩
26. 1 John 3:11 1 John 2:7 ↩
27. 1 John 3:11 John 13:4f; 15:12; 1 John 4:7, 11f, 21; 2 John 5 ↩
28. 1 John 3:12 Gen 4:8 ↩
29. 1 John 3:12 Matt 5:37; 1 John 2:13f ↩
30. 1 John 3:12 Ps 38:20; Prov 29:10; John 8:40, 41 ↩
31. 1 John 3:13 John 15:18; 17:14 ↩
32. 1 John 3:14 John 5:24 ↩
33. 1 John 3:14 John 13:35; 1 John 2:10 ↩
34. 1 John 3:15 Matt 5:21f; John 8:44 ↩
35. 1 John 3:15 Gal 5:20f; Rev 21:8 ↩
36. 1 John 3:16 John 10:11; 15:13 ↩
37. 1 John 3:16 Phil 2:17; 1 Thess 2:8 ↩
38. 1 John 3:16 1 John 2:9 ↩
39. 1 John 3:17 James 2:15f ↩
40. 1 John 3:17 Deut 15:7 ↩
41. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts ↩
42. 1 John 3:17 Lit from ↩
43. 1 John 3:17 1 John 4:20 ↩
44. 1 John 3:18 1 John 2:1; 3:7 ↩
45. 1 John 3:18 2 John 1; 3 John 1 ↩
46. 1 John 3:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
47. 1 John 3:19 Lit persuade ↩

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