New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 3:6-24

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

11 21For thisG3778 is the messageG31 22whichG3739 you have heardG191 from the beginningG746, 23that we should loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; 12not as 24CainG2535, who was of 25the evilG4190 oneG4190 and slewG4969 his brotherG80. And for whatG5101 reasonG5484 did he slayG4969 him? BecauseG3754 26his deedsG2041 were evilG4190, and his brother’sG80 were righteousG1342.

13Do not be surprisedG2296, brethrenG80, ifG1487 27the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you. 14We knowG3609 that we have 28passedG3327 out of deathG2288 into lifeG2222, 29becauseG3754 we loveG25 the brethrenG80. He who does not loveG25 abidesG3306 in deathG2288. 15EveryoneG3956 who 30hatesG3404 his brotherG80 is a murdererG443; and you knowG3609 that 31noG3956 G3756 murdererG443 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222 abidingG3306 in him. 16We knowG1097 loveG26 by thisG3778, that 32He laidG5087 downG5087 His lifeG5590 for us; and 33we oughtG3784 to layG5087 downG5087 our livesG5590 for the 34brethrenG80. 17But 35whoeverG3739 G302 hasG2192 the world’sG2889 goodsG979, and seesG2334 his brotherG80 in needG5532 and 36closesG2808 his 37heartG4698 38againstG575 him, 39howG4459 does the loveG26 of GodG2316 abideG3306 in him? 18 40LittleG5040 childrenG5040, let us not loveG25 with wordG3056 orG3366 with tongueG1100, but in deedG2041 and 41truthG225. 19We will knowG1097 by thisG3778 that we are 42of the truthG225, and will 43assureG3982 our heartG2588 beforeG1715 Him 20 44in whateverG3739 G5100 G1437 our heartG2588 condemnsG2607 us; for GodG2316 is greaterG3173 than our heartG2588 and knowsG1097 allG3956 thingsG3956. 21 45BelovedG27, ifG1437 our heartG2588 does not condemnG2607 us, we haveG2192 46confidenceG3954 47beforeG4314 GodG2316; 22and 48whateverG3739 G1437 we askG154 we receiveG2983 from Him, becauseG3754 we 49keepG5083 His commandmentsG1785 and doG4160 50the things that are pleasingG701 in His sightG1799.

23ThisG3778 is His commandmentG1785, that we 51 52believeG4100 in 53the nameG3686 of His SonG5207 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, and loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240, justG2531 as 54He 55commandedG1325 G1785 us. 24The one who 56keepsG5083 His commandmentsG1785 57abidesG3306 in Him, and He in him. 58We knowG1097 by thisG3778 that 59He abidesG3306 in us, by the SpiritG4151 whomG3739 He has givenG1325 us.

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Notes

1. 1 John 3:6 1 John 3:9 ↩
2. 1 John 3:6 Or has known ↩
3. 1 John 3:6 1 John 2:3; 3 John 11 ↩
4. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:1 ↩
5. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:26 ↩
6. 1 John 3:7 1 John 2:29 ↩
7. 1 John 3:8 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10 ↩
8. 1 John 3:8 Lit sins ↩
9. 1 John 3:8 Matt 4:3 ↩
10. 1 John 3:8 1 John 3:5 ↩
11. 1 John 3:8 John 12:31; 16:11 ↩
12. 1 John 3:9 Or begotten ↩
13. 1 John 3:9 John 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 John 11 ↩
14. 1 John 3:9 1 Pet 1:23; 1 John 3:6; 5:18 ↩
15. 1 John 3:9 Or begotten ↩
16. 1 John 3:10 John 1:12; 11:52; Rom 8:16; 1 John 3:1, 2 ↩
17. 1 John 3:10 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8 ↩
18. 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone ↩
19. 1 John 3:10 Rom 13:8ff; Col 3:14; 1 Tim 1:5; 1 John 4:8 ↩
20. 1 John 3:10 1 John 2:9 ↩
21. 1 John 3:11 1 John 1:5 ↩
22. 1 John 3:11 1 John 2:7 ↩
23. 1 John 3:11 John 13:4f; 15:12; 1 John 4:7, 11f, 21; 2 John 5 ↩
24. 1 John 3:12 Gen 4:8 ↩
25. 1 John 3:12 Matt 5:37; 1 John 2:13f ↩
26. 1 John 3:12 Ps 38:20; Prov 29:10; John 8:40, 41 ↩
27. 1 John 3:13 John 15:18; 17:14 ↩
28. 1 John 3:14 John 5:24 ↩
29. 1 John 3:14 John 13:35; 1 John 2:10 ↩
30. 1 John 3:15 Matt 5:21f; John 8:44 ↩
31. 1 John 3:15 Gal 5:20f; Rev 21:8 ↩
32. 1 John 3:16 John 10:11; 15:13 ↩
33. 1 John 3:16 Phil 2:17; 1 Thess 2:8 ↩
34. 1 John 3:16 1 John 2:9 ↩
35. 1 John 3:17 James 2:15f ↩
36. 1 John 3:17 Deut 15:7 ↩
37. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts ↩
38. 1 John 3:17 Lit from ↩
39. 1 John 3:17 1 John 4:20 ↩
40. 1 John 3:18 1 John 2:1; 3:7 ↩
41. 1 John 3:18 2 John 1; 3 John 1 ↩
42. 1 John 3:19 1 John 2:21 ↩
43. 1 John 3:19 Lit persuade ↩
44. 1 John 3:20 Or that if our heart condemns us, that God... ↩
45. 1 John 3:21 1 John 3:2 ↩
46. 1 John 3:21 1 John 2:28; 5:14 ↩
47. 1 John 3:21 Lit toward ↩
48. 1 John 3:22 Job 22:26f; Matt 7:7; 21:22; John 9:31 ↩
49. 1 John 3:22 1 John 2:3 ↩
50. 1 John 3:22 John 8:29; Heb 13:21 ↩
51. 1 John 3:23 Or believe the name ↩
52. 1 John 3:23 John 6:29 ↩
53. 1 John 3:23 John 1:12; 2:23; 3:18 ↩
54. 1 John 3:23 John 13:34; 15:12; 1 John 2:8 ↩
55. 1 John 3:23 Lit gave us a commandment ↩
56. 1 John 3:24 1 John 2:3 ↩
57. 1 John 3:24 John 6:56; 10:38; 1 John 2:6, 24; 4:15 ↩
58. 1 John 3:24 John 14:17; Rom 8:9, 14, 16; 1 Thess 4:8; 1 John 4:13 ↩
59. 1 John 3:24 1 John 2:5 ↩

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