1 John 3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
3 1 See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he[a] is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
4 Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God’s seed abides in them;[b] they cannot sin, because they have been born of God. 10 The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love their brothers and sisters.[c]
Love One Another
11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12 We must not be like Cain who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. 13 Do not be astonished, brothers and sisters,[d] that the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love one another. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15 All who hate a brother or sister[e] are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life abiding in them. 16 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. 17 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister[f] in need and yet refuses help?
18 Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 19 And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him 20 whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; 22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24 All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:2 Or it
- 1 John 3:9 Or because the children of God abide in him
- 1 John 3:10 Gk his brother
- 1 John 3:13 Gk brothers
- 1 John 3:15 Gk his brother
- 1 John 3:17 Gk brother
1 John 3
New King James Version
The Command to Love
3 Behold (A)what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that (B)we should be called children of [a]God! Therefore the world does not know [b]us, (C)because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, (D)now we are children of God; and (E)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, (F)we shall be like Him, for (G)we shall see Him as He is. 3 (H)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Sin and the Child of God
4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and (I)sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know (J)that He was manifested (K)to take away our sins, and (L)in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 (M)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (N)that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whoever has been (O)born of God does not sin, for (P)His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
The Imperative of Love(Q)
10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, (R)that we should love one another, 12 not as (S)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
13 Do not marvel, my brethren, if (T)the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [c]his brother abides in death. 15 (U)Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that (V)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
The Outworking of Love
16 (W)By this we know love, (X)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But (Y)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 My little children, (Z)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19 And by this we [d]know (AA)that we are of the truth, and shall [e]assure our hearts before Him. 20 (AB)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, (AC)we have confidence toward God. 22 And (AD)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (AE)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 (AF)and love one another, as He gave [f]us commandment.
The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error
24 Now (AG)he who keeps His commandments (AH)abides in Him, and He in him. And (AI)by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:1 NU adds And we are.
- 1 John 3:1 M you
- 1 John 3:14 NU omits his brother
- 1 John 3:19 NU shall know
- 1 John 3:19 persuade, set at rest
- 1 John 3:23 M omits us
1 Йоан 3
Библия, ревизирано издание
Да живеем като Божии чеда
3 (A)Вижте каква любов ни е дал Отец, да се наречем Божии деца; а такива и сме. Затова светът не познава нас, защото Него не позна.
2 (B)Възлюбени, сега сме Божии деца и още не е станало явно какво ще бъдем; но знаем, че когато стане явно, ще бъдем подобни на Него, защото ще Го видим, Какъвто е.
Скъсване с греха
3 (C)И всеки, който има тази надежда в Него, очиства себе си, както Той е чист.
4 (D)Всеки, който върши грях, върши и беззаконие, защото грехът е беззаконие;
5 (E)и вие знаете, че Той се яви да носи греховете. В Него няма грях.
6 (F)Всеки, който пребъдва в Него, не съгрешава; всеки, който съгрешава, не Го е видял, нито Го е познал.
7 (G)Дечица, никой да не ви заблуждава: който върши правда, е праведен, и Христос е праведен.
8 (H)Който върши грях, от дявола е; защото дяволът отначало съгрешава. Затова се яви Божият Син, да съсипе делата на дявола.
9 (I)Никой, който е роден от Бога, не върши грях, защото Неговият зародиш пребъдва в него; и не може да съгрешава, защото е роден от Бога.
10 (J)По това се разпознават Божиите чеда и дяволските чеда; всеки, който не върши правда, не е от Бога, нито онзи, който не обича брат си.
Живот в любов
11 (K)Защото поръчението, което чухте отначало, е това: Да се обичаме един друг;
12 (L)и да не бъдем както Каин, който беше от лукавия и уби брат си. И защо го уби? Защото неговите дела бяха нечестиви, а на брат му – праведни.
13 (M)Недейте се чуди, братя, ако светът ви мрази.
14 (N)Ние знаем, че сме преминали от смърт в живот, защото обичаме братята. Който не обича, остава в смърт.
15 (O)Всеки, който мрази брат си, е човекоубиец; и вие знаете, че у никой човекоубиец не пребъдва вечен живот.
16 (P)По това познаваме любовта, че Той даде живота Си за нас. Така и ние сме длъжни да дадем живота си за братята.
17 (Q)Но ако някой, който има благата на този свят, вижда брат си в нужда, а заключи сърцето си за него, как ще пребъдва в него Божията любов?
18 (R)Дечица, да не обичаме с думи, нито с език, но с дело и в действителност.
19 (S)По това ще познаем, че сме от истината, и ще уверим сърцето си пред Него
20 (T)относно всичко, в което нашето сърце ни осъжда; защото Бог е по-голям от сърцето ни и знае всичко.
21 (U)Възлюбени, ако нашето сърце не ни осъжда, имаме дръзновение спрямо Бога;
22 (V)и каквото и да поискаме, получаваме от Него, защото пазим заповедите Му и вършим това, което е угодно пред Него.
23 (W)И това е Неговата заповед – да вярваме в името на Неговия Син Исус Христос и да се обичаме един друг, както ни е заповядал.
24 (X)И който пази Неговите заповеди, пребъдва в Бога и Бог – в него; и по това познаваме, че Той пребъдва в нас – по Духа, който ни е дал.
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