New American Standard Bible 2020

1 John 3:4-19

4EveryoneG3956 who practicesG4160 sinG266 alsoG2532 practicesG4160 lawlessnessG458; and 1sinG266 is lawlessnessG458. 5You knowG3609 that He 2appearedG5319 inG2443 orderG2443 toG2443 3takeG142 awayG142 sinsG266; and 4in Him there is noG3756 sinG266. 6NoG3956 G3756 oneG3956 who remainsG3306 in Him 5sinsG264 continually; noG3956 G3756 oneG3956 who sinsG264 continually has seenG3708 Him orG3761 6 7knowsG1097 Him. 7 8LittleG5040 childrenG5040, make sure noG3367 oneG3367 9deceivesG4105 you; 10the one who practicesG4160 righteousnessG1343 is righteousG1342, justG2531 asG2531 He is righteousG1342; 8the one who practicesG4160 sinG266 is 11of the devilG1228; for the devilG1228 12has been sinningG264 from the beginningG746. 13The SonG5207 of GodG2316 14appearedG5319 for thisG3778 purpose, 15to destroyG3089 the worksG2041 of the devilG1228. 9NoG3956 G3756 oneG3956 who has been 16bornG1080 of GodG2316 practicesG4160 sinG266, becauseG3754 His seedG4690 remainsG3306 in him; and he cannotG1410 G3756 sinG264 continually, becauseG3754 he has been bornG1080 of GodG2316. 10By thisG3778 the 17childrenG5043 of GodG2316 and the 18childrenG5043 of the devilG1228 are obviousG5318: 19anyoneG3956 who does not practiceG4160 righteousnessG1343 is not of GodG2316, norG2532 the one who 20does not loveG25 his 21brotherG80 and sister.

11 22For thisG3778 is the messageG31 23whichG3739 you have heardG191 from the beginningG746, 24that we are to loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240; 12not as 25CainG2535, who was of 26the evilG4190 oneG4190 and murderedG4969 his brotherG80. And for whatG5101 reasonG5484 did he murderG4969 him? BecauseG3754 27his own deedsG2041 were evilG4190, but his brother’sG80 were righteousG1342.

13Do not beG2296 surprisedG2296, brothersG80 and sisters, ifG1487 28the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you. 14We knowG3609 that we have 29passedG3327 out of deathG2288 into lifeG2222, 30becauseG3754 we loveG25 the brothersG80 and sisters. The one who does not loveG25 remainsG3306 in deathG2288. 15EveryoneG3956 who 31hatesG3404 his brotherG80 or sister is a murdererG443, and you knowG3609 that 32noG3956 G3756 murdererG443 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222 remainingG3306 in him. 16We knowG1097 loveG26 by thisG3778, that 33He laidG5087 downG5087 His lifeG5590 for us; and 34we oughtG3784 to layG5087 downG5087 our livesG5590 for the 35brothersG80 and sisters. 17But 36whoeverG3739 G302 hasG2192 worldlyG2889 goodsG979 and seesG2334 his brotherG80 or sister in needG5532, and 37closesG2808 his 38heartG4698 39againstG575 him, 40howG4459 does the loveG26 of GodG2316 remainG3306 in him? 18 41LittleG5040 childrenG5040, let’s not loveG25 with wordG3056 orG3366 with tongueG1100, but in deedG2041 and 42truthG225. 19We will knowG1097 by thisG3778 that we are 43of the truthG225, and will setG3982 our heartG2588 atG3982 easeG3982 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 John 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 John 11 ↩
17. 1 John 3:10 John 1:12; 11:52; Rom 8:16; 1 John 3:1, 2 ↩
18. 1 John 3:10 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8 ↩
19. 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone ↩
20. 1 John 3:10 Rom 13:8ff; Col 3:14; 1 Tim 1:5; 1 John 4:8 ↩
21. 1 John 3:10 1 John 2:9 ↩
22. 1 John 3:11 1 John 1:5 ↩
23. 1 John 3:11 1 John 2:7 ↩
24. 1 John 3:11 John 13:4f; 15:12; 1 John 4:7, 11f, 21; 2 John 5 ↩
25. 1 John 3:12 Gen 4:8 ↩
26. 1 John 3:12 Matt 5:37; 1 John 2:13f ↩
27. 1 John 3:12 Ps 38:20; Prov 29:10; John 8:40, 41 ↩
28. 1 John 3:13 John 15:18; 17:14 ↩
29. 1 John 3:14 John 5:24 ↩
30. 1 John 3:14 John 13:35; 1 John 2:10 ↩
31. 1 John 3:15 Matt 5:21f; John 8:44 ↩
32. 1 John 3:15 Gal 5:20f; Rev 21:8 ↩
33. 1 John 3:16 John 10:11; 15:13 ↩
34. 1 John 3:16 Phil 2:17; 1 Thess 2:8 ↩
35. 1 John 3:16 1 John 2:9 ↩
36. 1 John 3:17 James 2:15f ↩
37. 1 John 3:17 Deut 15:7 ↩
38. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts ↩
39. 1 John 3:17 Lit from ↩
40. 1 John 3:17 1 John 4:20 ↩
41. 1 John 3:18 1 John 2:1; 3:7 ↩
42. 1 John 3:18 2 John 1; 3 John 1 ↩
43. 1 John 3:19 1 John 2:21 ↩

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