1 John 3
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1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not. 2Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.
4Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 5And ye know that he has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not. 6Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him. 7Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8He that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil. 9Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God. 10In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
11For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: 12not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous. 13Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. 15Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 16Hereby we have known love, because he has laid down his life for us; and we ought for the brethren to lay down our lives. 17But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him? 18Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him —
20that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things. 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God, 22and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment. 24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.
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1 John 3
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1See #ch. 4:10; John 3:16 what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called #John 1:12 children of God; and so we are. The reason why #[ch. 4:17] the world does not know us is that #John 16:3; 17:25it did not know him. 2Beloved, we are #[See ver. 1 above] God’s children #Rom. 8:15; Gal. 3:26; Eph. 1:5 now, and what we will be #[Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. 4:17] has not yet appeared; but we know that #ch. 2:28 when he appears#3:2 Or when it appears #Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18; 4:11; Phil. 3:21; 2 Pet. 1:4 we shall be like him, because #John 17:24; 1 Cor. 13:12; Rev. 22:4we shall see him as he is. 3And everyone who #Rom. 15:12 thus hopes in him #2 Cor. 7:1purifies himself as he is pure.
4Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; #[ch. 5:17; Rom. 4:15]sin is lawlessness. 5You know that #Heb. 9:26; See ch. 1:2 he appeared in order to #[Isa. 53:11, 12] take away sins, and #See 1 Pet. 2:22in him there is no sin. 6No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; #ch. 2:4; 4:8; 3 John 11no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7Little children, #ch. 2:26 let no one deceive you. #ch. 2:29Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8#Matt. 13:38; John 8:44 Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was #Heb. 2:14; [Gen. 3:15; Luke 10:18; John 16:11]to destroy the works of the devil. 9#ch. 5:18No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s#3:9 Greek his seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, #ch. 4:8 nor is the one who #ch. 4:20, 21does not love his brother.
Love One Another
11For #ch. 1:5; 2:24 this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, #See John 13:34that we should love one another. 12We should not be like #Gen. 4:4, 8; Heb. 11:4; Jude 11 Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? #Ps. 38:20; Prov. 29:10Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. 13Do not be surprised, brothers,#3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16 #John 15:18; 17:14that the world hates you. 14We know that #John 5:24we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15#Matt. 5:21, 22 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that #Gal. 5:21; Rev. 21:8no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
16By this we know love, that #See John 15:13 he laid down his life for us, and #[Phil. 2:17]we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17But #James 2:15, 16 if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet #Deut. 15:7 closes his heart against him, #[ch. 4:20]how does God’s love abide in him? 18Little children, let us not #Ezek. 33:31; Eph. 4:15 love in word or talk but in deed and #2 John 1; 3 John 1in truth.
19By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21Beloved, #[1 Cor. 4:4] if our heart does not condemn us, #ch. 5:14; [Job 11:15; 22:26; Rom. 14:22]we have confidence before God; 22and #See Matt. 7:7 whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and #John 8:29do what pleases him. 23And this is his commandment, #John 6:29; [Acts 18:8] that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and #ver. 11 love one another, #[ch. 2:8]just as he has commanded us. 24#[John 6:56; 14:20; 15:4, 5; 17:21] Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,#3:24 Greek him and God#3:24 Greek he in him. And #ch. 4:13; Rom. 8:9by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
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