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1 John 3

Third Millennium Bible TMB

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.

2 Beloved, now we are 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.

3 And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself,Œeven as He is pure.

4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law.

5 And ye know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him is no sin.

6 Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, neither known Him.

7 Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as He 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.

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.

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

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

12 Be not as Cain, who was of that wicked one and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate 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.

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

16 Hereby we perceive the love of God: because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

17 But whoso hath this world's goods and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up the compassion of his heart from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

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

19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

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

21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then we have confidence toward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask we receive of Him, because we keep His commandment and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

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.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Consider this: The Father has given us his love. He loves us so much that we are actually called God's dear children. And that's what we are. For this reason the world doesn't recognize us, and it didn't recognize him either.

2 Dear friends, now we are God's children. What we will be isn't completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

3 So all people who have this confidence in Christ keep themselves pure, as Christ is pure.

4 Those who live sinful lives are disobeying God. Sin is disobedience.

5 You know that Christ appeared in order to take away our sins. He isn't sinful.

6 Those who live in Christ don't go on sinning. Those who go on sinning haven't seen or known Christ.

7 Dear children, don't let anyone deceive you. Whoever does what God approves of has God's approval as Christ has God's approval.

8 The person who lives a sinful life belongs to the devil, because the devil has been committing sin since the beginning. The reason that the Son of God appeared was to destroy what the devil does.

9 Those who have been born from God don't live sinful lives. What God has said lives in them, and they can't live sinful lives. They have been born from God.

10 This is the way God's children are distinguished from the devil's children. Everyone who doesn't do what is right or love other believers isn't God's child.

11 The message that you have heard from the beginning is to love each other.

12 Don't be like Cain. He was a child of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain murder his brother? Because the things Cain did were evil and the things his brother did had God's approval.

13 Brothers and sisters, don't be surprised if the world hates you.

14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love other believers. The person who doesn't grow in love remains in death.

15 Everyone who hates another believer is a murderer, and you know that a murderer doesn't have eternal life.

16 We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers.

17 Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God's love be in that person if he doesn't bother to help the other believer?

18 Dear children, we must show love through actions that are sincere, not through empty words.

19 This is how we will know that we belong to the truth and how we will be reassured in his presence.

20 Whenever our conscience condemns us, we will be reassured that God is greater than our conscience and knows everything.

21 Dear friends, if our conscience doesn't condemn us, we can boldly look to God

22 and receive from him anything we ask. We receive it because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.

23 This is his commandment: to believe in his Son, the one named Jesus Christ, and to love each other as he commanded us.

24 Those who obey Christ's commandments live in God, and God lives in them. We know that he lives in us because he has given us the Spirit.