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Voyez quel amour le Père nous a témoigné, pour que nous soyons appelés enfants de Dieu! Et nous le sommes. Si le monde ne nous connaît pas, c'est qu'il ne l'a pas connu.

Bien-aimés, nous sommes maintenant enfants de Dieu, et ce que nous serons n'a pas encore été manifesté; mais nous savons que, lorsque cela sera manifesté, nous serons semblables à lui, parce que nous le verrons tel qu'il est.

Quiconque a cette espérance en lui se purifie, comme lui-même est pur.

Quiconque pèche transgresse la loi, et le péché est la transgression de la loi.

Or, vous le savez, Jésus a paru pour ôter les péchés, et il n'y a point en lui de péché.

Quiconque demeure en lui ne pèche point; quiconque pèche ne l'a pas vu, et ne l'a pas connu.

Petits enfants, que personne ne vous séduise. Celui qui pratique la justice est juste, comme lui-même est juste.

Celui qui pèche est du diable, car le diable pèche dès le commencement. Le Fils de Dieu a paru afin de détruire les oeuvres du diable.

Quiconque est né de Dieu ne pratique pas le péché, parce que la semence de Dieu demeure en lui; et il ne peut pécher, parce qu'il est né de Dieu.

10 C'est par là que se font reconnaître les enfants de Dieu et les enfants du diable. Quiconque ne pratique pas la justice n'est pas de Dieu, non plus que celui qui n'aime pas son frère.

11 Car ce qui vous a été annoncé et ce que vous avez entendu dès le commencement, c'est que nous devons nous aimer les uns les autres,

12 et ne pas ressembler à Caïn, qui était du malin, et qui tua son frère. Et pourquoi le tua-t-il? parce que ses oeuvres étaient mauvaises, et que celles de son frère étaient justes.

13 Ne vous étonnez pas, frères, si le monde vous hait.

14 Nous savons que nous sommes passés de la mort à la vie, parce que nous aimons les frères. Celui qui n'aime pas demeure dans la mort.

15 Quiconque hait son frère est un meurtrier, et vous savez qu'aucun meurtrier n'a la vie éternelle demeurant en lui.

16 Nous avons connu l'amour, en ce qu'il a donné sa vie pour nous; nous aussi, nous devons donner notre vie pour les frères.

17 Si quelqu'un possède les biens du monde, et que, voyant son frère dans le besoin, il lui ferme ses entrailles, comment l'amour de Dieu demeure-t-il en lui?

18 Petits enfants, n'aimons pas en paroles et avec la langue, mais en actions et avec vérité.

19 Par là nous connaîtrons que nous sommes de la vérité, et nous rassurerons nos coeurs devant lui;

20 car si notre coeur nous condamne, Dieu est plus grand que notre coeur, et il connaît toutes choses.

21 Bien-aimés, si notre coeur ne nous condamne pas, nous avons de l'assurance devant Dieu.

22 Quoi que ce soit que nous demandions, nous le recevons de lui, parce que nous gardons ses commandements et que nous faisons ce qui lui est agréable.

23 Et c'est ici son commandement: que nous croyions au nom de son Fils Jésus Christ, et que nous nous aimions les uns les autres, selon le commandement qu'il nous a donné.

24 Celui qui garde ses commandements demeure en Dieu, et Dieu en lui; et nous connaissons qu'il demeure en nous par l'Esprit qu'il nous a donné.

Guds barn

(A) Se vilken kärlek Fadern har skänkt oss: att vi får kallas Guds barn! Och det är vi också. Världen känner oss inte, eftersom den inte har lärt känna honom. (B) Mina älskade, nu är vi Guds barn, och än är det inte uppenbarat vad vi ska bli. Men vi vet att när han uppenbaras[a] ska vi bli lika honom, för då får vi se honom sådan han är. (C) Och var och en som har det hoppet till honom renar sig, liksom han är ren.

(D) Den som ägnar sig åt synd bryter mot lagen, för synd är brott mot lagen[b]. (E) Och ni vet att han har uppenbarats för att ta bort synderna. Det finns ingen synd i honom. (F) Den som förblir i honom syndar inte. Den som syndar har inte sett honom och känner honom inte.

(G) Kära barn, låt ingen förvilla er. Den som gör det rätta är rättfärdig, liksom han är rättfärdig. (H) Den som ägnar sig åt synd är av djävulen, för djävulen har syndat ända från begynnelsen. Men Guds Son har uppenbarats för att göra slut på djävulens gärningar. (I) Den som är född av Gud ägnar sig inte åt synd, för Guds säd[c] förblir i honom. Han kan inte synda, eftersom han är född av Gud. 10 (J) Så blir det tydligt vilka som är Guds barn och vilka som är djävulens barn: den som inte gör det rätta är inte av Gud, och inte heller den som inte älskar sin broder.

11 (K) Detta är det budskap som ni har hört från början: att vi ska älska varandra. 12 (L) Vi ska inte vara som Kain, som var av den onde och mördade sin bror. Och varför mördade han honom? För att Kains gärningar var onda men hans brors rättfärdiga.

13 (M) Bröder[d], var inte förvånade om världen hatar er. 14 (N) Vi vet att vi har gått över från döden till livet, eftersom vi älskar bröderna. Den som inte älskar är kvar i döden. 15 (O) Den som hatar sin broder är en mördare, och ni vet att ingen mördare har evigt liv i sig. 16 (P) Genom att han gav sitt liv för oss har vi lärt känna kärleken. Så är också vi skyldiga att ge våra liv för våra bröder. 17 (Q) Om någon har jordiska ägodelar och ser sin broder lida nöd men stänger sitt hjärta för honom, hur kan då Guds kärlek förbli i honom?

18 (R) Kära barn, låt oss inte älska med ord eller fraser, utan i handling och sanning. 19 Då vet vi att vi är av sanningen, och inför honom kan vi övertyga vårt hjärta, 20 (S) om det fördömer oss, att Gud är större än vårt hjärta och vet allt. 21 (T) Mina älskade, om hjärtat inte fördömer oss har vi frimodighet inför Gud, 22 (U) och vad vi än ber om, det får vi av honom eftersom vi håller hans bud och gör det som gläder honom. 23 (V) Och detta är hans bud: att vi ska tro på hans Sons namn, Jesus Kristus, och älska varandra så som han befallt oss. 24 (W) Den som håller fast vid hans bud förblir i Gud och Gud i honom. Och att Gud förblir i oss, det vet vi av Anden som han gett oss.

Footnotes

  1. 3:2 när han uppenbaras   Annan översättning: "när det uppenbaras".
  2. 3:4 brott mot lagen   Annan översättning: "laglöshet".
  3. 3:9 Guds säd   Dvs Guds ord (jfr Jak 1:21, 1 Petr 1:23).
  4. 3:13 Bröder   Annan översättning: "syskon". Grekiskan tilltalar liksom t ex spanskan en blandad grupp i maskulinum, som "bröder".

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.

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.

Beloved, now are we 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.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

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

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

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

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.

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 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 that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he 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 perceive we 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 good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion 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 have we confidence toward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on 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.

Vedeţi ce dragoste ne-a arătat Tatăl, să(A) ne numim copii ai lui Dumnezeu! Şi suntem. Lumea nu ne cunoaşte, pentru că(B) nu L-a cunoscut nici pe El. Preaiubiţilor, acum(C) suntem copii ai lui Dumnezeu. Şi ce vom fi nu s-a arătat încă(D). Dar ştim că, atunci când Se va arăta El, vom(E) fi ca El, pentru că Îl(F) vom vedea aşa cum este. Oricine(G) are nădejdea aceasta în El se curăţă, după cum El este curat. Oricine face păcat face şi fărădelege(H); şi păcatul este fărădelege. Şi ştiţi că(I) El S-a arătat ca să(J) ia păcatele; şi în El(K) nu este păcat. Oricine rămâne în El nu păcătuieşte; oricine(L) păcătuieşte nu L-a văzut, nici nu L-a cunoscut. Copilaşilor, nimeni(M) să nu vă înşele! Cine(N) trăieşte în neprihănire este neprihănit, cum El Însuşi este neprihănit. Cine(O) păcătuieşte, este de la diavolul, căci diavolul păcătuieşte de la început. Fiul lui Dumnezeu S-a arătat ca(P) să nimicească lucrările diavolului. Oricine(Q) este născut din Dumnezeu nu păcătuieşte, pentru că sămânţa(R) Lui rămâne în el; şi nu poate păcătui, fiindcă este născut din Dumnezeu. 10 Prin aceasta se cunosc copiii lui Dumnezeu şi copiii diavolului. Oricine(S) nu trăieşte în neprihănire nu este de la Dumnezeu; nici(T) cine nu iubeşte pe fratele său. 11 Căci vestirea, pe care aţi auzit-o de la început este aceasta(U): să ne iubim(V) unii pe alţii; 12 nu cum a fost Cain(W), care era de la cel rău şi a ucis pe fratele său. Şi pentru ce l-a ucis? Pentru că faptele lui erau rele, iar ale fratelui său erau neprihănite. 13 Nu vă miraţi, fraţilor, dacă vă(X) urăşte lumea. 14 Noi(Y) ştim că am trecut din moarte la viaţă, pentru că iubim pe fraţi. Cine(Z) nu iubeşte pe fratele său rămâne în moarte. 15 Oricine(AA) urăşte pe fratele său este un ucigaş; şi ştiţi că niciun ucigaş(AB) n-are viaţa veşnică rămânând în el. 16 Noi am cunoscut(AC) dragostea Lui prin aceea că El Şi-a dat viaţa pentru noi; şi noi deci trebuie să ne dăm viaţa pentru fraţi. 17 Dar cine(AD) are bogăţiile lumii acesteia şi vede pe fratele său în nevoie şi îşi închide inima faţă de el cum rămâne(AE) în el dragostea de Dumnezeu? 18 Copilaşilor, să(AF) nu iubim cu vorba, nici cu limba, ci cu fapta şi cu adevărul. 19 Prin aceasta vom cunoaşte că(AG) suntem din adevăr şi ne vom linişti inimile înaintea Lui 20 ori în ce(AH) ne osândeşte inima noastră; căci Dumnezeu este mai mare decât inima noastră, şi cunoaşte toate lucrurile. 21 Preaiubiţilor(AI), dacă nu ne osândeşte inima noastră, avem(AJ) îndrăzneală la Dumnezeu. 22 Şi, orice(AK) vom cere, vom căpăta de la El, fiindcă păzim poruncile Lui şi(AL) facem ce este plăcut înaintea Lui. 23 Şi(AM) porunca Lui este să credem în Numele Fiului Său Isus Hristos şi să(AN) ne iubim unii pe alţii, cum(AO) ne-a poruncit El. 24 Cine(AP) păzeşte poruncile Lui rămâne în El şi El în el(AQ). Şi(AR) cunoaştem că El rămâne în noi prin Duhul pe care ni L-a dat.