Yuēhànfúyīn 3:1-21

1 Yǒu yī ge Fǎlìsaìrén , míng jiào Nígēdǐmǔ , shì Yóutaìrén de guān .

2 Zhè rén yè lǐ lái jiàn Yēsū , shuō , Lābǐ , wǒmen zhīdào nǐ shì yóu shén nàli lái zuò shīfu de . yīnwei nǐ suǒ xíng de shénjī , ruò méiyǒu shén tóng zaì , wú rén néng xíng .

3 Yēsū huídá shuō , wǒ shí shízaì zaì de gàosu nǐ , rén ruò bù chóng shēng , jiù bùnéng jiàn shén de guó .

4 Ní gē de mǔ shuō , rén yǐjing lǎo le , rúhé néng chóng shēng ne . qǐnéng zaì jìn mǔ fù shēng chūlai ma .

5 Yēsū shuō , wǒ shí shízaì zaì de gàosu nǐ , rén ruò bú shì cóng shuǐ hé Shènglíng shēng de , jiù bùnéng jìn shén de guó.

6 Cóng ròushēn shēng de , jiù shì ròushēn . cóng líng shēng de , jiù shì líng .

7 Wǒ shuō , nǐmen bìxū chóng shēng , nǐ búyào yǐwéi xīqí .

8 Fēng suí zhe yìsi chuī , nǐ tīngjian fēng de xiǎngshēng , què bù xiǎodé cóng nàli lái , wǎng nàli qù . fán cóng Shènglíng shēng de , yĕ shì rúcǐ .

9 Nígēdǐmǔ wèn tā shuō , zĕn néng yǒu zhè shì ne .

10 Yēsū huídá shuō , nǐ shì Yǐsèliè rén de xiānsheng , hái bù míngbai zhè shì ma .

11 Wǒ shí shízaì zaì de gàosu nǐ , wǒmen suǒ shuō de , shì wǒmen zhīdào de , wǒmen suǒ jiànzhèng de , shì wǒmen jiàn guo de . nǐmen què bù lǐngshòu wǒmen de jiànzhèng .

12 Wǒ duì nǐmen shuō dì shang de shì , nǐ mén shàngqiĕ bú xìn , ruò shuō tiān shang de shì , rúhé néng xìn ne .

13 Chúle cóng tiān jiàng xià réngjiù zaì tiān de Rénzǐ , méiyǒu rén shēng guo tiān .

14 Móxī zaì kuàngyĕ zĕnyàng jǔ shé , Rénzǐ yĕ bì zhàoyàng beì jǔqǐ lái .

15 Jiào yīqiè xìn tāde dōu dé yǒngshēng . ( huò zuò jiào yīqiè xìn de rén zaì tā lǐmiàn dé yǒngshēng )

16 Shén aì shìrén , shènzhì jiāng tāde dú shēng zǐ cìgĕi tāmen , jiào yīqiè xìn tāde , bú zhì mièwáng , fǎn dé yǒngshēng .

17 Yīnwei shén chāi tāde érzi jiàng shì , bú shì yào déng shìrén de zuì , ( huò zuò "shĕnpàn shìrén" xià tóng ) nǎi shì yào jiào shìrén yīn tā déjiù .

18 Xìn tāde rén , bú beì dìng zuì . bú xìn de rén , zuì yǐjing déng le , yīnwei tā bú xìn shén dú shēng zǐ de míng .

19 Guāng lái dào shì jiān , shìrén yīn zìjǐ de xíngwéi shì ĕ de , bú aì guāng dào aì hēiàn , déng tāmende zuì jiù shì zaì cǐ .

20 Fán zuò ĕ de biàn hèn guāng , bìng bù lái jiù guāng , kǒngpà tāde xíngwéi shòu zébeì .

21 Dàn xíng zhēnlǐ de bì lái jiù guāng , yào xiǎnmíng tā suǒ xíng de shì kào shén ér xíng .

Yuēhànfúyīn 3:1-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 JOHN 3

In this chapter the apostle exhorts to a holy life and conversation in general, and to the exercise of brotherly love in particular. The former of these is urged from the consideration of the great blessing of adoption, which springs from the free love and favour of God, is unknown to the men of the world, and indeed, in the present state of things, does not appear to the saints themselves in all its fulness and advantages, as it will do in the future state, when the children of God will be like to Christ, and see him as he is; the hope of which should engage them to purity of life and conversation, 1Jo 3:1-3, and this is further enforced from the nature of sin, which is a transgression of the law, 1Jo 3:4, from the end of Christ's manifestation in the flesh, which was to take away sin, and who was without it, 1Jo 3:5, from communion with Christ, expressed by abiding in him, seeing and knowing him, which such must be strangers to that live a sinful course of life, 1Jo 3:6, from this, that only such that do righteousness are righteous persons, and these are righteous as Christ is, 1Jo 3:7, and from a man's being of the devil, that is, of a vicious conversation, who was a sinner from the beginning, and whose works Christ was manifested in the flesh to destroy, 1Jo 3:8, and from the nature of the new man, or that which is born of God, which is not to sin, nor can it, 1Jo 3:9, and from the distinction there is between the children of God and the children of the devil, those not being of God who do not righteousness, nor love their brethren, 1Jo 3:10, from hence the apostle passes to brotherly love, and excites and engages to that, from its being a message which had been heard from the beginning, 1Jo 3:11, which is illustrated by its contrary in the instance of Cain, who by the instigation of Satan slew his brother, because his works were righteous, and his own were evil, 1Jo 3:12, wherefore, it is no wonder that good men should be hated by the world, who, as Cain, are of the same wicked one, 1Jo 3:13, brotherly love is further urged unto, from its being an evidence of passing from death to life, or of regeneration; whereas he that hates his brother openly continues in a state of death, is a murderer, and so has not eternal life abiding in him, 1Jo 3:14,15, and from the great instance of Christ's love, in laying down his life for his people, the saints are incited to lay down their lives for one another; to such a pitch does the apostle carry brotherly love, 1Jo 3:16, wherefore, he that is rich, and is uncompassionate to his brother in distress, cannot be thought to have the love of God dwelling in him, 1Jo 3:17, hence he presses the exhortation to brotherly love, that it be not in profession only, but true, real, and cordial, 1Jo 3:18, and that by observing the advantages of it, as that hereby men know they are of the truth, and can assure their hearts before God; and which is illustrated by the contrary, the condemnation of the heart, 1Jo 3:19,20, the advantages of non-condemnation of the heart are confidence before God, and receiving whatsoever we ask of him; the reason of which is, because his commandments are kept, and things done which are pleasing to him, 1Jo 3:21,22, the commandments are explained of faith in Christ, and love to one another, 1Jo 3:23, and the happiness of them that do them is, that Christ dwells in them, and they in him, the evidence of which is, the Spirit that is given unto them, 1Jo 3:24.