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1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
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Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
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Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
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And you know that that one was revealed in order that he might take away sins, and in him [there] is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
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Everyone who resides in him does not sin. Everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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Little children, let no one deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as that one is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this [reason] the Son of God was revealed: in order to destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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Everyone who is fathered by God does not practice sin, because his seed resides in him, and [he is] not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.
10 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.
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By this the children of God and the children of the devil are evident: everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, namely, the one who does not love his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
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For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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not as Cain, who was of the evil one and violently murdered his brother. And {for what reason} did he violently murder him? Because his deeds were evil and the [deeds] of his brother [were] righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
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Do not marvel, brothers, if the world hates you.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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We know that we have passed over from death to life because we love the brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
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Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that every murderer does not have eternal life residing in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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We have come to know love by this: that {he} laid down his life on behalf of us, and we ought to lay down our lives on behalf of the brothers.
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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But whoever has the world's material possessions and observes his brother {in need} and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
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By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him,
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
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that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart and knows all [things].
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
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Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn [us], we have confidence before God,
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
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and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do [what is] pleasing {in his sight}.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
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And this is his commandment: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as {he commanded us}.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
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And the one who keeps his commandments resides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he resides in us: by the Spirit whom he has given to us.
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