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1 John 3
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1 John 3 Bible text
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
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.
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.
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.
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
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.
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.
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—
For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
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.
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.
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.
We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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?
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?
My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.