上帝的儿女

你们看,父上帝何等爱我们,称我们为祂的儿女!我们也实在是祂的儿女,世人之所以不认识我们,是因为他们不认识父上帝。 亲爱的弟兄姊妹,我们现在是上帝的儿女,将来如何还未显明。但我们知道,当主显现的时候,我们必会像祂,因为我们必见到祂的本体。 凡心存这种盼望的人都会自洁,因为主是圣洁的。

犯罪的人都违背上帝的律法,违背上帝的律法就是罪。 你们知道,耶稣降世是为了除掉人的罪,祂自己并没有罪。 住在祂里面的人不会一直犯罪;一直犯罪的人既没见过祂也不认识祂。

孩子们,不要受人迷惑,要知道行义的才是义人,正如主是公义的。 一直犯罪的人是属魔鬼的,因为魔鬼从起初便犯罪,但上帝儿子的显现是为了摧毁魔鬼的工作。 从上帝生的人不会继续犯罪,因为他里面有上帝的生命[a]。他不能犯罪,因为他是从上帝生的。 10 这样,就可以看出谁是上帝的儿女,谁是魔鬼的儿女。凡不按公义行事、不爱弟兄姊妹的,都不是上帝的儿女。

彼此相爱

11 我们应当彼此相爱,这是你们起初听见的信息。 12 不要步该隐的后尘。他属于那恶者,杀害了自己的弟弟。他为什么要杀害自己的弟弟呢?因为他的行为邪恶,而他弟弟秉行公义。

13 弟兄姊妹,世人若恨你们,不要惊奇。 14 我们因爱弟兄姊妹,便知道自己已经出死入生了。不爱弟兄姊妹的,仍然陷在死亡中。 15 恨弟兄姊妹的就是杀人的,你们知道杀人的没有永生。 16 主耶稣为我们舍命,我们由此便知道什么是爱,我们也应当为弟兄姊妹舍命。 17 如果一个丰衣足食的人看见贫穷的弟兄姊妹,却毫无怜悯之心,怎能说他爱上帝呢? 18 所以,孩子们啊,不要单在口头上说爱人,总要以真诚的行动表现出来。

19-20 这样,我们必知道自己属于真理,即使我们心中自责,也可以在上帝面前心安,因为上帝比我们的心大,祂知道一切。

21 亲爱的弟兄姊妹,我们若能凡事问心无愧,就可以在上帝面前坦然无惧。 22 这样,我们无论向上帝祈求什么,都必得到,因为我们遵守祂的命令,做祂喜悦的事。 23 其实上帝的命令是:我们要信祂儿子耶稣基督的名,遵照祂的命令彼此相爱。 24 遵行上帝命令的人就住在上帝里面,上帝也住在他里面。我们借着上帝赐给我们的圣灵知道:祂住在我们里面。

Footnotes

  1. 3:9 上帝的生命”希腊文是“上帝的种子”。

Vejam como é grande o amor do Pai por nós! O seu amor é tão grande, que somos chamados de filhos de Deus e somos, de fato, seus filhos. É por isso que o mundo não nos conhece, pois não conheceu a Deus. Meus amigos, agora nós somos filhos de Deus, mas ainda não sabemos o que vamos ser. Porém sabemos isto: quando Cristo aparecer, ficaremos parecidos com ele, pois o veremos como ele realmente é. E todo aquele que tem essa esperança em Cristo purifica-se a si mesmo, assim como Cristo é puro.

Quem peca é culpado de quebrar a lei de Deus, porque o pecado é a quebra da lei. Vocês já sabem que Cristo veio para tirar os pecados e que ele não tem nenhum pecado. Assim, quem vive unido com Cristo não continua pecando. Porém quem continua pecando nunca o viu e nunca o conheceu.

Meus filhinhos, não deixem que ninguém os engane. Aquele que faz o que é correto é correto, assim como Cristo é correto. Quem continua pecando pertence ao Diabo porque o Diabo peca desde a criação do mundo. E o Filho de Deus veio para isto: para destruir o que o Diabo tem feito.

Quem é filho de Deus não continua pecando, porque a vida que Deus dá permanece nessa pessoa. E ela não pode continuar pecando, porque Deus é o seu Pai. 10 A diferença clara que existe entre os filhos de Deus e os filhos do Diabo é esta: quem não faz o que é correto ou não ama o seu irmão não é filho de Deus.

Amem uns aos outros

11 A mensagem que vocês ouviram desde o princípio é esta: que nos amemos uns aos outros. 12 Não sejamos como Caim, que pertencia ao Maligno e matou o próprio irmão. E por que o matou? Porque o que Caim fazia era mau, e o que o seu irmão fazia era bom.

13 Meus irmãos, não estranhem se as pessoas do mundo os odeiam. 14 Nós sabemos que já passamos da morte para a vida e sabemos isso porque amamos os nossos irmãos. Quem não ama está ainda morto. 15 Quem odeia o seu irmão é assassino, e vocês sabem que nenhum assassino tem em si a vida eterna. 16 Sabemos o que é o amor por causa disto: Cristo deu a sua vida por nós. Por isso nós também devemos dar a nossa vida pelos nossos irmãos. 17 Se alguém é rico e vê o seu irmão passando necessidade, mas fecha o seu coração para essa pessoa, como pode afirmar que, de fato, ama a Deus? 18 Meus filhinhos, o nosso amor não deve ser somente de palavras e de conversa. Deve ser um amor verdadeiro, que se mostra por meio de ações.

Coragem diante de Deus

19 É assim, então, que saberemos que pertencemos à verdade de Deus e que o nosso coração se sente seguro na presença dele. 20 Pois, se o nosso coração nos condena, sabemos que Deus é maior do que o nosso coração e conhece tudo. 21 Portanto, meus queridos amigos, se o nosso coração não nos condena, temos coragem na presença de Deus. 22 Recebemos dele tudo o que pedimos porque obedecemos aos seus mandamentos e fazemos o que agrada a ele. 23 E o que ele manda é isto: que creiamos no seu Filho, Jesus Cristo, e que nos amemos uns aos outros, como Cristo nos mandou fazer. 24 Quem obedece aos mandamentos de Deus vive unido com Deus, e Deus vive unido com ele. E, por causa do Espírito que ele nos deu, sabemos que Deus vive unido conosco.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if [a]he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. And ye know that he was manifested to [b]take away sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither [c]knoweth him. My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous: he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of 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. 11 For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another: 12 not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

13 Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you. 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not 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 know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth. 19 Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall [d]assure our heart [e]before him: 20 because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God; 22 and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, that we should [f]believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:2 Or, it
  2. 1 John 3:5 Or, bear sins
  3. 1 John 3:6 Or, hath known
  4. 1 John 3:19 Greek persuade. Compare Mt. 28:14.
  5. 1 John 3:19 Or, before him, whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God etc.
  6. 1 John 3:23 Greek believe the name.

Cwiluiindyo̱ ntseinda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom

Queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta na jeeⁿ ndyaˈ tˈmaⁿ waa na candyaˈ tsˈom Tsotya̱a̱ya Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom jaa. Mancˈe joˈ maqueeⁿ jaa na cwiluiindyo̱ ntseinaaⁿ, ndoˈ jeˈ majoˈ jaa. Ndoˈ ncˈe na luaaˈ waa joo nnˈaⁿ na ticˈom cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ tileicalaˈno̱ⁿˈna cantyja ˈnaaⁿya, jnaaⁿˈ na ticataˈjnaaⁿˈna nqueⁿ. ˈO nnˈaⁿya na cwilaˈyuˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ wiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿya, jeˈ cwiluiindyo̱ ntseinda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ndoˈ meiiⁿ na ticalaˈno̱o̱ⁿˈa jeˈ chiuu mmaaⁿˈa nnda̱nquia sa̱a̱ cwilaˈno̱o̱ⁿˈa quia na nleitquiooˈñenndaˈ Jesucristo, nlaxmaaⁿya chaˈxjeⁿ nqueⁿ, ee nntyˈiaa nda̱a̱ya jom chaˈxjeⁿ waaⁿ. Ndoˈ ticwii cwii tsˈaⁿ na luaaˈ macantyjaaˈ tsˈom jom, maqueⁿljuˈñe cheⁿnquii jo nnoom chaˈxjeⁿ nqueⁿ cwiluiiñê na ljuˈñê. Ticwii cwii tsˈaⁿ na machˈee jnaⁿ, matseijndaaˈñenaˈ na chujnaⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ nnom ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, ee chaˈtso jnaⁿ maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na matseitjo̱o̱ñe tsˈaⁿ nacjooˈ ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjoom. Sa̱a̱ manquiuˈyaˈyoˈ na tyjeeˈcañoom Cristo na nntseicanoomˈm jnaⁿ na laxmaaⁿya. Ndoˈ jom meiⁿcwii nnom jnaⁿ tîcatseixmaaⁿ. Joˈ chii cwii cwii tsˈaⁿ na matseijomñe ñˈeⁿñê, tiquichˈeeya jnaⁿ, sa̱a̱ tsˈaⁿ na machˈeeya jnaⁿ, meiⁿ tyoontyˈiaaˈ jom, meiⁿ ticwajnaaⁿˈ jom. ˈO na cwiluiindyoˈ ntseindaaya, meiⁿcwii tsˈaⁿ tiñenquiandyoˈ na nñequiuˈnnˈaⁿ ˈo, tsˈaⁿ na machˈee yuu na matyˈiomyanaˈ, ya tsˈaⁿñe chaˈxjeⁿ nquii Cristo cwiluiiñê na ya tsˈaⁿñê. Sa̱a̱ juu tsˈaⁿ na ñequiiˈcheⁿ matseitjo̱o̱ñe, matseixmaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tsaⁿjndii. Ee cantyjati xjeⁿ na jnaⁿjndyeecheⁿnaˈ chaˈtso, tsaⁿjndii jnaⁿ matseixmaaⁿ. Ndoˈ jnda̱ jndyo Jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na nntseityueeⁿˈeⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈ tsaⁿjndii.

Tjaa ˈñeeⁿ cˈoom na cwiluiiñe jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na machˈeeya jnaⁿ ee jnda̱ tquiaaⁿ na catseixmaⁿ na wandoˈ ndoˈ ncˈe joˈ tiñecatsˈaa jnaⁿ ncˈe cwiluiiñe jnaaⁿ. 10 Luaa waa na cwilaˈno̱o̱ⁿˈa ˈñeeⁿ cwiluiindye ntseinda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ndoˈ ˈñeeⁿ cwiluiindye ntseinda tsaⁿjndii, meiⁿ quia tsˈaⁿ na tiquichˈee na matyˈiomyanaˈ ticaluiiñe jnda Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ndoˈ mati tsˈaⁿ na tiwiˈ tsˈom xˈiaaˈ na matseiyuˈ.

Cˈo̱o̱ⁿya na wiˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya ncˈiaaya na cwilaˈyuˈ

11 Ñˈoom na macwindyeˈyoˈ xjeⁿ na jnaⁿjndyeecheⁿnaˈ na cwilaˈyuˈyoˈ matsonaˈ na cˈo̱o̱ⁿya na wiˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya nnˈaaⁿya na cwilaˈyuˈ. 12 Caín tyotseixmaaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ tsaⁿjndii. Ticatyˈiomnaˈ na nlˈaaya chaˈna sˈaaⁿ na seicueⁿˈeⁿ tyjeeⁿ. Ndoˈ ¿chiuu na sˈaaⁿ na luaaˈ? Sˈaaⁿ na ljoˈ ee tyotseijomñê cantyja na ticatyˈiomyanaˈ, sa̱a̱ juu tyjeeⁿ tyochˈee na matyˈiomyanaˈ.

13 Joˈ chii ˈo nnˈaⁿya na cwilaˈyuˈyoˈ, ncˈe na luaaˈ waa tintseiñˈeeⁿˈñenaˈ ˈo na joo nnˈaⁿ na tyoolaˈyuˈ mˈaⁿna na jndoona ˈo. 14 Jaa na cwilayuuˈa ñetˈo̱o̱ⁿya nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ na cwitsuundye nnˈaⁿ sa̱a̱ jeˈ laxmaaⁿya na ticantycwii na cwitando̱o̱ˈa. Cwilaˈno̱o̱ⁿˈa na ljoˈ ncˈe na jnda nquiuuya nnˈaaⁿya na cwilayuˈ. Tsˈaⁿ na ticajnda ntyjii xˈiaaˈ na matseiyuˈ, ndicwaⁿ mˈaaⁿ nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ na cwitsuundye añmaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ. 15 Meiⁿquia tsˈaⁿ na jndooˈ xˈiaaˈ na matseiyuˈ cwiluiiñe tsˈaⁿ na matseicwjee nnˈaⁿ ndoˈ manquiuˈyoˈ tsˈaⁿ na matseicwjee nnˈaⁿ ticatseixmaⁿ na tintycwii na wandoˈ. 16 Luaa waa na maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ nda̱a̱ya chiuu tseixmaⁿnaˈ na mˈaaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na wiˈ tsˈom xˈiaaˈ. Nquii Jesús tquiaañe cheⁿnqueⁿ na tueeⁿˈeⁿ cwentaaya. Ndoˈ na ljoˈ, juu na cwitando̱o̱ˈa laxmaaⁿya na nndya̱ˈntjo̱o̱ⁿya nda̱a̱ nnˈaaⁿya na cwilayuˈ. 17 Ndoˈ mati quia mˈaaⁿ cwii tsˈaⁿ na matseiyuˈ ndoˈ maya ˈnaⁿ na maljeii, ndoˈ meiiⁿ na maqueⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ cwenta na matseitjo̱o̱naˈ cwii xˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ na matseiyuˈ, sa̱a̱ tiquioo na wiˈ tsˈoom juu, ¿yuu waa na maˈmo̱o̱ⁿ na jnda ntyjeeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom? 18 ˈO ntseindaaya, juu na mˈaaⁿya na jnda nquiuuya nnˈaⁿ, xocwitquiooˈ na ljoˈ cweˈ ñˈoom na cwilana̱a̱ⁿya, maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na ljoˈ ncˈe chiuu na cwilˈaaya.

Cˈo̱o̱ⁿtˈmaaⁿˈndyo̱ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya jo nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom

19 Quia joˈ luaa waa na nnda̱a̱ nlaˈno̱o̱ⁿˈa na laxmaaⁿya cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ na mayuuˈ ndoˈ na tjaaˈnaⁿ na cañˈeeⁿˈ jo nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, 20 ee xeⁿ macoˈtianaˈ nquiuuya naquiiˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya, jom cwiluiitˈmaⁿñetyeeⁿ, nchiiti juu na luaaˈ machˈeenaˈ naquiiˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya ndoˈ tcuu mantyjeeⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿya. 21 Joˈ chii ˈo nnˈaⁿya na cwilaˈyuˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ jnda ntyjiiya, xeⁿ tjaaˈnaⁿ na macoˈtianaˈ nquiuuya jo nnoom, quia joˈ cwiñˈo̱ⁿtˈmaaⁿˈndyo̱ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya, 22 ndoˈ chaˈtso na cwitaaⁿya nnoom, nñequiaaⁿ na nntoˈño̱o̱ⁿya joˈ ncˈe na cwilaˈcanda̱a̱ˈndyo̱ ñˈoom na matsa̱ˈntjoom jaa ndoˈ na cwilˈaaya yuu na cjaaweeˈ ntyjeeⁿ. 23 Ndoˈ ñˈoom na matsa̱ˈntjoom jaa matsonaˈ na calayuuˈa ñequio Jnaaⁿ Jesucristo ndoˈ na cˈo̱o̱ⁿya na wiˈ nˈo̱o̱ⁿya ncˈiaaya na cwilayuˈ chaˈxjeⁿ na matsa̱ˈntjoom. 24 Nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈcanda̱a̱ˈndye ñˈoom na matsa̱ˈntjoom, mˈaⁿna quiiˈ tsˈoom ndoˈ jom mˈaaⁿ naquiiˈ nˈomna.

See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C) Dear friends,(D) now we are children of God,(E) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](F) we shall be like him,(G) for we shall see him as he is.(H) All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(I) just as he is pure.(J)

Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.(K) But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.(L) And in him is no sin.(M) No one who lives in him keeps on sinning.(N) No one who continues to sin has either seen him(O) or known him.(P)

Dear children,(Q) do not let anyone lead you astray.(R) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(S) The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,(T) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God(U) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.(V) No one who is born of God(W) will continue to sin,(X) because God’s seed(Y) remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God(Z) are and who the children of the devil(AA) are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love(AB) their brother and sister.(AC)

More on Love and Hatred

11 For this is the message you heard(AD) from the beginning:(AE) We should love one another.(AF) 12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(AG) and murdered his brother.(AH) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(AI) 13 Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters,[b] if the world hates you.(AJ) 14 We know that we have passed from death to life,(AK) because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.(AL) 15 Anyone who hates a brother or sister(AM) is a murderer,(AN) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.(AO)

16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(AP) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(AQ) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(AR) how can the love of God be in that person?(AS) 18 Dear children,(AT) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(AU)

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends,(AV) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(AW) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(AX) because we keep his commands(AY) and do what pleases him.(AZ) 23 And this is his command: to believe(BA) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(BB) and to love one another as he commanded us.(BC) 24 The one who keeps God’s commands(BD) lives in him,(BE) and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.(BF)

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known
  2. 1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.