1 John 3:1 Behold,1492 how great a4217 love26 the Father3962 has bestowed1325 on us,2254 that2443 we should be called2564 children5043 of God!2316 For this1223 cause5124 the world2889 doesn't3756 know1097 us,2248 because3754 it didn't3756 know1097 him.846 cr 2 Beloved,27 now3568 we2070 are children5043 of God,2316 and2532 it is5319 not yet3768 revealed5319 what5101 we will be.2071 But1161 we know1492 that,3754 when1437 he is revealed,5319 we will be2071 like3664 him;846 for3754 we will see3700 him846 just as2531 he is.2076 cr 3 Everyone3956 who has2192 this3778 hope1680 set on1909 him846 purifies48 himself,1438 even as2531 he1565 is2076 pure.53 cr 4 Everyone3956 who4160 sins266 also2532 commits4160 lawlessness.458 2532 Sin266 is2076 lawlessness.458 cr 5 You2532 know1492 that3754 he1565 was revealed5319 to2443 take away142 our2257 sins,266 and2532 in1722 him846 is2076 no3756 sin.266 cr 6 Whoever3956 remains3306 in1722 him846 doesn't3756 sin.264 Whoever3956 sins264 hasn't3756 3708 seen3708 him,846 neither3761 knows1097 him.846 cr

1 John 3:7 Little children,5040 let4105 no one3367 lead you5209 astray.4105 He who does4160 righteousness1343 is2076 righteous,1342 even as2531 he1565 is2076 righteous.1342 cr 8 He who4160 sins266 is2076 of1537 the devil,1228 for3754 the devil1228 has been sinning264 from575 the beginning.746 To746 this end5124 the Son5207 of God2316 was revealed,5319 that2443 he might destroy3089 the works2041 of the devil.1228 cr 9 Whoever3956 is born1080 of1537 God2316 doesn't3756 4160 commit4160 sin,266 because3754 his846 seed4690 remains3306 in1722 him;846 and2532 he can't1410 3756 sin,264 because3754 he is born1080 of1537 God.2316 cr 10 In1722 this5129 the children5043 of God2316 are2076 revealed,5318 and2532 the children5043 of the devil.1228 Whoever3956 doesn't3361 do4160 righteousness1343 is2076 not3756 of1537 God,2316 neither2532 is he who doesn't3361 love25 his846 brother.80 cr 11 For3754 this3778 is2076 the message31 which3739 you heard191 from575 the beginning,746 that2443 we should love25 one another;240 cr 12 3756 unlike2531 Cain,2535 who was2258 of1537 the evil one,4190 and2532 killed4969 his846 brother.80 2532 Why5484 did5101 he4969 kill him?846 Because3754 his846 works2041 were2258 evil,4190 and1161 his846 brother's80 righteous.1342 cr 13 Don't3361 be surprised,2296 my3450 brothers,80 if1487 the world2889 hates3404 you.5209 cr 14 We2249 know1492 that3754 we have passed3327 out1537 of death2288 into1519 life,2222 because3754 we love25 the brothers.80 He who doesn't3361 love25 his brother80 remains3306 in1722 death.2288 cr 15 Whoever3956 hates3404 his846 brother80 is2076 a3956 murderer,443 and2532 you know1492 that3754 no3756 murderer443 has2192 eternal166 life2222 remaining3306 in1722 him.846 cr

1 John 3:16 By1722 this5129 we1097 know love,26 2316 because3754 he1565 laid down5087 his846 life5590 for5228 us.2257 And2532 we2249 ought3784 to lay down5087 our lives5590 for5228 the brothers.80 cr 17 But1161 whoever3739 302 has2192 the world's2889 goods,979 and2532 sees2334 his846 brother80 in2192 need,5532 and2532 closes2808 his846 heart4698 of compassion against575 him,846 how4459 does the love26 of God2316 remain3306 in1722 him?846 cr 18 My3450 little children,5040 let's25 not3361 love25 in word3056 only, neither3366 with the tongue1100 only, but235 in deed2041 and2532 truth.225 cr 19 And2532 by1722 this5129 we know1097 that3754 we are2070 of1537 the truth,225 and2532 persuade3982 our2257 hearts2588 before1715 him,846 cr 20 because3754 if1437 our2257 heart2588 3754 condemns us,2607 God2316 is2076 greater than3187 our2257 heart,2588 and2532 knows1097 all things.3956 cr 21 Beloved,27 if1437 our2257 hearts2588 don't3361 condemn2607 us,2257 we2192 have boldness3954 toward4314 God;2316 cr 22 and2532 whatever3739 1437 we ask,154 we receive2983 from3844 him,846 because3754 we keep5083 his846 commandments1785 and2532 do4160 the things that are pleasing701 in1799 his846 sight.1799 cr 23 2532 This3778 is2076 his846 commandment,1785 that2443 we should believe4100 in the name3686 of his846 Son,5207 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 and2532 love25 one another,240 even as2531 he1325 2254 commanded.1785 cr 24 He2532 who keeps5083 his846 commandments1785 remains3306 in1722 him,846 and2532 he846 in1722 him.846 2532 By1722 this5129 we know1097 that3754 he remains3306 in1722 us,2254 by1537 the Spirit4151 which3739 he gave1325 us.2254 cr