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1 John 3

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1 John 3 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

ASV: 1ASV

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

WEB: 2WEB

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.

ASV: 2ASV

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

WEB: 3WEB

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

ASV: 3ASV

And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

WEB: 4WEB

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

ASV: 4ASV

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

WEB: 5WEB

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

ASV: 5ASV

And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

WEB: 6WEB

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

ASV: 6ASV

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

WEB: 7WEB

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

ASV: 7ASV

My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

WEB: 8WEB

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

ASV: 8ASV

he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

WEB: 9WEB

Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

ASV: 9ASV

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

WEB: 10WEB

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

ASV: 10ASV

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

WEB: 11WEB

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—

ASV: 11ASV

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

WEB: 12WEB

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

ASV: 12ASV

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

WEB: 13WEB

Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

ASV: 13ASV

Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.

WEB: 14WEB

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

ASV: 14ASV

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

WEB: 15WEB

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

ASV: 15ASV

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

WEB: 16WEB

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

ASV: 16ASV

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

WEB: 17WEB

But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

ASV: 17ASV

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

WEB: 18WEB

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

ASV: 18ASV

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

WEB: 19WEB

And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,

ASV: 19ASV

Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:

WEB: 20WEB

because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

ASV: 20ASV

because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

WEB: 21WEB

Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

ASV: 21ASV

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

WEB: 22WEB

so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

ASV: 22ASV

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

WEB: 23WEB

This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

ASV: 23ASV

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

WEB: 24WEB

He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

ASV: 24ASV

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.