1 Juan 3
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Somos hijos de Dios
3 Miren lo grande que es el amor que el Padre nos ha mostrado, ¡hasta llega a hacer posible que seamos llamados hijos de Dios! Y eso es lo que de verdad somos. Por eso la gente del mundo no nos conoce, pues el mundo no conoce a Dios. 2 Mis estimados hermanos, ahora somos hijos de Dios pero todavía no sabemos lo que seremos en el futuro. Lo que sí sabemos, es que cuando Cristo regrese seremos como él, pues lo veremos tal y como él es. 3 Y todo el que tenga esta esperanza puesta en él, se purifica a sí mismo, así como Cristo es puro.
4 Todo el que peca viola la ley de Dios porque pecar es vivir en contra de la ley de Dios. 5 Ustedes saben que Jesucristo vino para quitar nuestros pecados, y en él no hay ningún pecado. 6 Todo el que permanece en él no sigue pecando. Todo el que sigue pecando, nunca lo ha visto y ni siquiera lo ha conocido.
7 Hijitos, no dejen que nadie los engañe. El que practica el bien es justo, así como Jesucristo es justo. 8 El que sigue pecando es del diablo, pues el diablo siempre ha pecado, por eso el Hijo de Dios vino para destruir las obras que hace el diablo. 9 Ninguno que sea hijo de Dios continúa en el pecado, pues tiene la nueva vida[a] que Dios le dio y por esto no puede seguir pecando. 10 Hay una forma de saber quiénes son hijos de Dios y quiénes son hijos del diablo: el que no pone en práctica la justicia y no ama a su hermano, no es de Dios.
Debemos amarnos unos a otros
11 Este es el mensaje que han escuchado desde el principio: que debemos amarnos unos a otros. 12 No debemos ser como Caín[b], quien era del maligno y mató a su hermano. ¿Y por qué razón lo mató? Porque los actos de Caín eran malos, mientras que los de su hermano eran justos.
13 Hermanos, no se sorprendan si la gente del mundo los odia. 14 Sabemos que hemos dejado la muerte y pasado a la vida porque amamos a nuestros hermanos. El que no ama, todavía está muerto. 15 Todo el que no ama a su hermano es un asesino,[c] y ustedes saben que ningún asesino tiene la vida eterna.
16 Sabemos lo que es el verdadero amor porque Cristo dio su vida por nosotros. Entonces nosotros también debemos dar la vida por nuestros hermanos. 17 Pero si alguien es rico, y ve a su hermano en necesidad y no siente el deseo de ayudarlo, ¿cómo puede vivir el amor de Dios en él? 18 Hijitos, nuestro amor no debe ser sólo de palabras, pues el verdadero amor se demuestra con hechos.
19 Así es como sabemos que pertenecemos a la verdad y que tendremos paz con Dios 20 incluso si nuestra conciencia nos hace sentir culpables, porque Dios es más grande que nuestros sentimientos, y lo sabe todo. 21 Estimados hermanos, si no nos sentimos culpables de estar haciendo lo malo, entonces podremos acercarnos a Dios sin miedo. 22 Recibiremos de él cualquier cosa que le pidamos porque obedecemos sus mandamientos y estamos haciendo lo que a él le agrada. 23 Este es su mandamiento: que pongamos nuestra fe en su hijo Jesucristo y que nos amemos unos a otros así como Jesús ordenó. 24 El que obedece sus mandamientos permanece en Dios y Dios en él. ¿Cómo sabemos que Dios vive en nosotros? Por el Espíritu que él nos dio.
Footnotes
1 John 3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 See what [[a]an incredible] quality of love the Father has given (shown, bestowed on) us, that we should [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! The reason that the world does not know (recognize, acknowledge) us is that it does not know (recognize, acknowledge) Him.
2 Beloved, we are [even here and] now God’s children; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what we shall be [hereafter], but we know that when He comes and is manifested, we shall [[b]as God’s children] resemble and be like Him, for we shall see Him [c]just as He [really] is.
3 And everyone who has this hope [resting] on Him cleanses (purifies) himself just as He is pure (chaste, undefiled, guiltless).
4 Everyone who commits (practices) sin is guilty of lawlessness; for [that is what] sin is, lawlessness (the breaking, violating of God’s law by transgression or neglect—being unrestrained and unregulated by His commands and His will).
5 You know that He appeared in visible form and became Man to take away [upon Himself] sins, and in Him there is no sin [[d]essentially and forever].
6 No one who abides in Him [who lives and remains [e]in communion with and in obedience to Him—deliberately, knowingly, and [f]habitually] commits (practices) sin. No one who [habitually] sins has either seen or known Him [recognized, perceived, or understood Him, or has had an experiential acquaintance with Him].
7 [g]Boys (lads), let no one deceive and lead you astray. He who practices righteousness [who is upright, conforming to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action, living a consistently conscientious life] is righteous, even as He is righteous.
8 [But] he who commits sin [who practices evildoing] is of the devil [takes his character from the evil one], for the devil has sinned (violated the divine law) from the beginning. The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].
9 No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and [h]habitually] practices sin, for God’s nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
10 By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow [i]believer in Christ).
11 For this is the message (the announcement) which you have heard from the first, that we should love one another,
12 [And] not be like Cain who [took his nature and got his motivation] from the evil one and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his deeds (activities, works) were wicked and malicious and his brother’s were righteous (virtuous).
13 Do not be surprised and wonder, brethren, that the world detests and pursues you with hatred.
14 We know that we have passed over out of death into Life by the fact that we love the brethren (our fellow Christians). He who does not love abides (remains, is [j]held and kept continually) in [spiritual] death.
15 Anyone who hates (abominates, detests) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding ([k]persevering) within him.
16 By this we come to know (progressively to recognize, to perceive, to understand) the [essential] love: that He laid down His [own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down for [those who are our] brothers [[l]in Him].
17 But if anyone has this world’s goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and [m]fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of God live and remain in him?
18 Little children, let us not love [merely] in theory or in speech but in deed and in truth (in practice and in sincerity).
19 By this we shall come to know (perceive, recognize, and understand) that we are of the Truth, and can reassure (quiet, conciliate, and pacify) our hearts in His presence,
20 Whenever our hearts in [[n]tormenting] self-accusation make us feel guilty and condemn us. [For [o]we are in God’s hands.] For He is above and greater than our consciences (our hearts), and He knows (perceives and understands) everything [nothing is hidden from Him].
21 And, beloved, if our consciences (our hearts) do not accuse us [if they do not make us feel guilty and condemn us], we have confidence (complete assurance and boldness) before God,
22 And we receive from Him whatever we ask, because we [[p]watchfully] obey His orders [observe His suggestions and injunctions, follow His plan for us] and [[q]habitually] practice what is pleasing to Him.
23 And this is His order (His command, His injunction): that we should believe in (put our faith and trust in and adhere to and rely on) the name of His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and that we should love one another, just as He has commanded us.
24 All who keep His commandments [who obey His orders and follow His plan, live and continue to live, to stay and] abide in Him, and He in them. [[r]They let Christ be a home to them and they are the home of Christ.] And by this we know and understand and have the proof that He [really] lives and makes His home in us: by the [Holy] Spirit Whom He has given us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:1 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:2 Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown, A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments.
- 1 John 3:2 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:5 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:7 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- 1 John 3:9 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:10 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 John 3:14 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 John 3:15 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 John 3:16 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 John 3:17 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- 1 John 3:20 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:20 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:22 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:22 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- 1 John 3:24 Bede, a translator of portions of the Bible from the Latin into Old English.
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