1 Johannes 3
En Levende Bok
Vi er Guds barn
3 Tenk så stor kjærlighet Far i himmelen har vist oss når vi får kalle oss hans barn. Tenk at vi virkelig er det! De som tilhører denne onde verden, kjenner ikke Gud. Derfor kan de ikke forstå at vi er hans barn. 2 Kjære venner, nå er vi allerede Guds barn, og hva vi skal bli i framtiden, har vi ennå ikke klart å forestille oss. Ett er likevel sikkert, og det er at når Jesus kommer igjen skal vi bli like han. Da får vi se ham akkurat som han er. 3 Den som tror at Jesus skal vende tilbake til jorden holder seg ren fra synden på samme måten som Jesus er fullstendig ren.
4 Hver og en som synder bryter Guds lov. Synd er å gå imot Guds vilje. 5 Dere vet at Jesus kom for å ta bort syndene våre, og at det ikke finnes noen synd i ham. 6 Dersom vi lever i fellesskap med ham fortsetter vi ikke å synde. Den som fortsetter å synde har aldri forstått hvem Jesus er, og kjenner ham ikke.
7 Mine barn, la ingen bedra dere når det gjelder dette: Den som følger Guds vilje og handler rett er et godt menneske, akkurat som Jesus er god. 8 Den derimot som fortsetter å synde, tilhører djevelen. Djevelen har syndet helt fra tidenes begynnelse. Guds sønn kom for å gjøre slutt på det onde som djevelen har stelt i stand. 9 Den som har blitt Guds barn fortsetter ikke å synde, for Guds livskraft virker i ham. Han kan ikke fortsette å synde etter som han er Guds barn.
10 Av dette kan vi altså vite hvem som er Guds barn, og hvem som tilhører djevelen. Den som handler galt og går imot Guds vilje, er ikke Guds barn. Den som ikke elsker sine troende søsken er heller ikke Guds barn.
Elsk hverandre
11 Det budskapet som vi har hørt fra begynnelsen, er at vi skal elske hverandre. 12 Vi skal ikke være som Kain, som tilhørte den onde og drepte sin bror.[a] Hvorfor drepte Kain ham? Jo, fordi han handlet galt, mens broren fulgte Guds vilje og handlet rett. 13 Vær derfor ikke forskrekket, mine søsken, om menneskene hater dere.
14 Dersom vi elsker våre troende søsken er det et bevis på at vi har gått over fra døden til livet. Den som ikke elsker sine søsken, er fortsatt åndelig død[b]. 15 Den som hater en annen troende, kan bli sammenlignet med en morder. Dere vet at ingen mordere har evig liv i seg. 16 Jesus ofret livet sitt for oss, og ved det kjenner vi til hva virkelig kjærlighet er. Derfor er også vi skyldige til å gi vårt liv for våre troende søsken.
17 Dersom noen, som har alt det han trenger og ser en annen troende som lever i fattigdom, likevel ikke kjenner medfølelse med sin troende bror eller søster, hvordan kan da Guds kjærlighet være i ham?
18 Mine barn, dere kan ikke elske bare med vakre ord. Sann kjærlighet viser vi gjennom praktisk handling. 19 Det er gjennom våre handlinger vi kan vite om vi lever i tråd med Guds vilje, han som er sannheten. Gjør vi det, kan vi kjenne oss trygge for ham, 20 selv om vår samvittighet anklager oss. For Gud er større enn vår egen samvittighet, og vet alt om oss.
21 Kjære venner, dersom vi har ren samvittighet, kan vi uten frykt vende oss til Gud. 22 Uansett hva vi ber om, skal vi få, etter som vi er lydige mot det han har gitt oss befaling om, og gjør det som gleder ham. 23 Det han gir oss befaling om, er at vi skal tro på hans Sønn, Jesus Kristus, og elske hverandre som han vil. 24 Den som er lydig mot Guds befalinger fortsetter å leve i fellesskap med Gud, og Gud med han. Vi vet at Gud bor i oss, etter som han har gitt oss sin Ånd.
Footnotes
- 3:12 Se Første Mosebok 4:3-8.
- 3:14 Åndelig død er å være skilt fra Gud.
1 John 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 1 Look at how great a love[a] the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him. 2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed.(A) We know that when He appears, we will be like Him(B) because we will see Him as He is.(C) 3 And everyone who has this hope(D) in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.(E)
4 Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law;[b] sin is the breaking of law. 5 You know that He was revealed so that He might take away sins,[c](F) and there is no sin in Him.(G) 6 Everyone who remains in Him(H) does not sin;[d](I) everyone who[e] sins has not seen Him or known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 The one who commits[f] sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God(J) was revealed(K) for this purpose: to destroy the Devil’s works. 9 Everyone who has been born of God(L) does not sin,[g] because His[h] seed(M) remains in him; he is not able to sin,[i] because he has been born of God. 10 This is how God’s children—and the Devil’s children—are made evident.
The Command to Love
Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.(N) 11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another, 12 unlike Cain,(O) who was of the evil one(P) and murdered[j] his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous. 13 Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates(Q) you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.(R) 15 Everyone who hates his brother(S) is a murderer,(T) and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
Love in Action
16 This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life(U) for us.(V) We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.(W) 17 If anyone has this world’s goods(X) and sees his brother in need(Y) but closes his eyes(Z) to his need—how can God’s love reside in him?(AA)
18 Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.(AB) 19 This is how we will know we belong to the truth(AC) and will convince our conscience in His presence, 20 even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things.(AD)
21 Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands(AE) and do what is pleasing in His sight. 23 Now this is His command: that we believe in the name(AF) of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us. 24 The one who keeps His commands remains in Him,(AG) and He in him. And the way we know that He remains in us(AH) is from the Spirit(AI) He has given us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:1 Or at what sort of love
- 1 John 3:4 Or also commits iniquity
- 1 John 3:5 Other mss read our sins
- 1 John 3:6 Or not keep on sinning
- 1 John 3:6 Or who keeps on sinning
- 1 John 3:8 Or practices
- 1 John 3:9 Or not practice sin
- 1 John 3:9 God’s
- 1 John 3:9 Or to keep on sinning
- 1 John 3:12 Or slaughtered
1 John 3
King James Version
3 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.
2 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.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 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.
9 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.
1 John 3
New International Version
3 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) 2 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) 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(I) just as he is pure.(J)
4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.(K) 5 But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.(L) And in him is no sin.(M) 6 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)
7 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) 8 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) 9 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 John 3:2 Or when it is made known
- 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.
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