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1 John 3
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Children of God Love One Another

3 See [a](A)how great a love the Father has given us, that we would be called (B)children of God; and in fact we are. For this reason the world does not know us: because (C)it did not know Him. 2 (D)Beloved, now we are (E)children of God, and (F)it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He (G)appears, we will be (H)like Him, because we will (I)see Him just as He is. 3 And everyone who has this (J)hope set on Him (K)purifies himself, just as He is pure.

4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and (L)sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that He (M)appeared in order to (N)take away sins; and (O)in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who remains in Him (P)sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or [b](Q)knows Him. 7 (R)Little children, make sure no one (S)deceives you; (T)the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is (U)of the devil; for the devil [c]has been sinning from the beginning. (V)The Son of God (W)appeared for this purpose, (X)to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one who has been (Y)born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the (Z)children of God and the (AA)children of the devil are obvious: [d]anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who (AB)does not love his (AC)brother and sister.

11 (AD)For this is the message (AE)which you have heard from the beginning, (AF)that we are to love one another; 12 not as (AG)Cain, who was of (AH)the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because (AI)his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.

13 Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if (AJ)the world hates you. 14 We know that we have (AK)passed out of death into life, (AL)because we love the brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who (AM)hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that (AN)no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. 16 We know love by this, that (AO)He laid down His life for us; and (AP)we ought to lay down our lives for the (AQ)brothers and sisters. 17 But (AR)whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and (AS)closes his [e]heart [f]against him, (AT)how does the love of God remain in him? 18 (AU)Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and (AV)truth. 19 We will know by this that we are (AW)of the truth, and will set our heart at ease before Him, 20 that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things. 21 (AX)Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have (AY)confidence [g]before God; 22 and (AZ)whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we (BA)keep His commandments and do (BB)the things that are pleasing in His sight.

23 This is His commandment, that we [h](BC)believe in (BD)the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as (BE)He [i]commanded us. 24 The one who (BF)keeps His commandments (BG)remains in Him, and He in him. (BH)We know by this that (BI)He remains in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:1 Lit what kind of love
  2. 1 John 3:6 Or has known
  3. 1 John 3:8 Lit sins
  4. 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone
  5. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts
  6. 1 John 3:17 Lit from
  7. 1 John 3:21 Lit toward
  8. 1 John 3:23 Or believe the name
  9. 1 John 3:23 Lit gave us a commandment
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1 Juan 3
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)

II.— COMPORTARNOS COMO HIJOS DE DIOS (3,1—4,6)

Somos hijos de Dios

3 ¡Miren qué amor tan inmenso el del Padre, que nos proclama y nos hace ser hijos suyos! Si el mundo nos ignora, es porque no conoce a Dios. 2 Ahora, queridos, somos hijos de Dios, aunque todavía no se ha manifestado lo que hemos de ser. Pero sabemos que el día en que se manifieste, seremos semejantes a él, porque lo veremos tal cual es. 3 Esta esperanza que hemos puesto en él es la que nos va perfeccionando, como él es perfecto.

Jesucristo borra nuestros pecados

4 Todo el que peca quebranta la ley, pues el pecado consiste en conculcar la ley. 5 Y saben que Jesucristo, en quien no hay pecado, vino a borrar nuestros pecados. 6 Quien permanece unido a él no comete pecado; quien sigue pecando, es que no lo ha visto ni conocido. 7 Hijos míos, que nadie los engañe; el que practica el bien es justo, como Jesús es justo. 8 Pero el que sigue pecando pertenece al diablo, porque el diablo es pecador desde el principio del mundo. El Hijo de Dios vino para aniquilar la obra del diablo, 9 y ninguno que sea hijo de Dios puede seguir pecando, porque Dios es su Padre, y la vida misma de Dios alienta en él. 10 En esto se distinguen los hijos de Dios de los hijos del diablo: quien no practica el bien ni ama al hermano, no es hijo de Dios.

El amor fraterno

11 Desde el principio han escuchado ustedes el anuncio de amarse unos a otros. 12 No como Caín, quien, por ser del maligno, asesinó a su hermano. Y ¿por qué lo asesinó? Pues porque sus acciones eran malas, y las de su hermano, en cambio, eran buenas.

13 No se extrañen, hermanos, si el mundo los aborrece. 14 Sabemos que por amar a nuestros hermanos hemos pasado de la muerte a la vida, mientras que quien no ama sigue muerto. 15 Odiar al hermano es como darle muerte, y deben saber que ningún asesino tiene dentro de sí vida eterna. 16 Nosotros hemos conocido lo que es el amor en que Cristo dio su vida por nosotros; demos también nosotros la vida por los hermanos. 17 Pero si alguien nada en la abundancia y, viendo que su hermano está necesitado le cierra el corazón, ¿tendrá valor para decir que ama a Dios? 18 Hijos míos, ¡obras son amores y no buenas razones!

Confianza en Dios

19 Esta será la señal de que pertenecemos a la verdad y podemos sentirnos seguros en presencia de Dios: 20 que si alguna vez nos acusa la conciencia, Dios es más grande que nuestra conciencia y conoce todas las cosas. 21 Pero si la conciencia no nos acusa, queridos, crece nuestra confianza en Dios 22 y él nos concederá todo lo que le pidamos, porque cumplimos sus mandamientos y hacemos cuanto le agrada. 23 Y este es su mandamiento: que creamos en su Hijo Jesucristo y que nos amemos unos a otros conforme al precepto que él nos dio. 24 Quien cumple sus mandamientos, permanece en Dios y Dios en él; así nos lo hace saber el Espíritu que nos dio.

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1 John 3
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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)

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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.
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