1 Juan 3
La Biblia de las Américas
Los hijos de Dios
3 Mirad cuán gran amor[a] nos ha otorgado el Padre(A), para que seamos llamados hijos de Dios(B); y eso somos. Por esto el mundo no nos conoce, porque no le conoció a Él(C). 2 Amados(D), ahora somos hijos de Dios(E) y aún no se ha manifestado lo que habremos de ser(F). Pero sabemos que cuando Él se manifieste[b](G), seremos semejantes a Él(H) porque le veremos como Él es(I). 3 Y todo el que tiene esta esperanza puesta en Él(J), se purifica, así como Él es puro(K). 4 Todo el que practica el pecado, practica también la infracción de la ley[c], pues[d] el pecado es infracción de la ley[e](L). 5 Y vosotros sabéis que Él se manifestó(M) a fin de quitar los[f] pecados(N), y en Él no hay pecado(O). 6 Todo el que permanece en Él, no peca(P); todo el que peca, ni le ha visto ni le ha conocido(Q). 7 Hijos míos[g](R), que nadie os engañe(S); el que practica la justicia es justo(T), así como Él es justo. 8 El que practica el pecado es del diablo(U), porque el diablo ha pecado[h] desde el principio. El Hijo de Dios(V) se manifestó con este propósito(W): para destruir[i] las obras del diablo(X). 9 Ninguno que es nacido[j] de Dios(Y) practica[k] el pecado(Z), porque la simiente de Dios[l] permanece en él; y no puede pecar, porque es nacido[m] de Dios. 10 En esto se reconocen[n] los hijos de Dios(AA) y los hijos del diablo(AB): todo aquel que no practica la justicia, no es de Dios; tampoco aquel que no ama(AC) a su hermano(AD). 11 Porque este es el mensaje(AE) que habéis oído desde el principio(AF): que nos amemos unos a otros(AG); 12 no como Caín(AH) que era del maligno(AI), y mató a su hermano. ¿Y por qué causa lo mató? Porque sus obras eran malas, y las de su hermano justas(AJ).
Amemos de hecho, no de palabra
13 Hermanos, no os maravilléis si el mundo os odia(AK). 14 Nosotros sabemos que hemos pasado de muerte a vida(AL) porque amamos a los hermanos(AM). El que no ama[o] permanece en muerte. 15 Todo el que aborrece a su hermano es homicida(AN), y vosotros sabéis que ningún homicida tiene vida eterna permanente en él(AO). 16 En esto conocemos el amor: en que Él puso su vida por nosotros(AP); también nosotros debemos poner nuestras vidas(AQ) por los hermanos(AR). 17 Pero el que tiene bienes de este mundo(AS), y ve a su hermano en necesidad y cierra su corazón[p] contra[q] él(AT), ¿cómo puede morar[r] el amor de Dios en él(AU)? 18 Hijos[s](AV), no amemos de palabra ni de lengua, sino de hecho y en verdad(AW). 19 En esto sabremos que somos de la verdad(AX), y aseguraremos[t] nuestros corazones delante de Él 20 en cualquier cosa en que nuestro corazón nos condene; porque Dios[u] es mayor que nuestro corazón y sabe todas las cosas. 21 Amados(AY), si nuestro corazón no nos condena, confianza tenemos delante de[v] Dios(AZ); 22 y todo lo que pidamos lo recibimos de Él(BA), porque guardamos sus mandamientos(BB) y hacemos las cosas que son agradables delante de Él(BC). 23 Y este es su mandamiento: que creamos(BD) en el nombre de su Hijo Jesucristo(BE), y que nos amemos unos a otros como Él nos ha mandado[w](BF). 24 El que guarda sus mandamientos(BG) permanece en Él(BH) y Dios[x] en él. Y en esto sabemos(BI) que Él permanece en nosotros(BJ): por el Espíritu que nos ha dado.
Footnotes
- 1 Juan 3:1 Lit., qué clase de amor
- 1 Juan 3:2 Lit., si se manifiesta
- 1 Juan 3:4 O, iniquidad
- 1 Juan 3:4 Lit., y
- 1 Juan 3:4 O, iniquidad
- 1 Juan 3:5 Algunos mss. dicen: nuestros
- 1 Juan 3:7 O, Hijitos
- 1 Juan 3:8 Lit., peca
- 1 Juan 3:8 O, deshacer
- 1 Juan 3:9 O, engendrado
- 1 Juan 3:9 Lit., Todo aquél...no practica
- 1 Juan 3:9 Lit., su simiente
- 1 Juan 3:9 O, engendrado
- 1 Juan 3:10 Lit., se manifiestan
- 1 Juan 3:14 Algunos mss. posteriores agregan: a su hermano
- 1 Juan 3:17 Lit., sus entrañas
- 1 Juan 3:17 Lit., de
- 1 Juan 3:17 Lit., ¿cómo mora?
- 1 Juan 3:18 O, Hijitos
- 1 Juan 3:19 O, persuadiremos
- 1 Juan 3:20 Lit., delante de Él; porque si nuestro corazón nos condena, Dios
- 1 Juan 3:21 Lit., hacia
- 1 Juan 3:23 O, nos dio mandamiento
- 1 Juan 3:24 Lit., El
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
Good News Translation
Children of God
3 (A)See how much the Father has loved us! His love is so great that we are called God's children—and so, in fact, we are. This is why the world does not know us: it has not known God. 2 My dear friends, we are now God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. 3 Everyone who has this hope in Christ keeps himself pure, just as Christ is pure.
4 Whoever sins is guilty of breaking God's law, because sin is a breaking of the law. 5 (B)You know that Christ appeared in order to take away sins,[a] and that there is no sin in him. 6 So everyone who lives in union with Christ does not continue to sin; but whoever continues to sin has never seen him or known him.
7 Let no one deceive you, my children! Whoever does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. 8 Whoever continues to sin belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for this very reason, to destroy what the Devil had done.
9 Those who are children of God do not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in them; and because God is their Father, they cannot continue to sin. 10 Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: those who do not do what is right or do not love others are not God's children.
Love One Another
11 (C)The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another. 12 (D)We must not be like Cain; he belonged to the Evil One and murdered his own brother Abel. Why did Cain murder him? Because the things he himself did were wrong, and the things his brother did were right.
13 So do not be surprised, my friends, if the people of the world hate you. 14 (E)We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death. 15 Those who hate others are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life in them. 16 This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others! 17 If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God? 18 My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
Courage before God
19 This, then, is how we will know that we belong to the truth; this is how we will be confident in God's presence. 20 If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything. 21 And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence. 22 We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. 23 (F)What he commands is that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as Christ commanded us. 24 Those who obey God's commands live in union with God and God lives in union with them. And because of the Spirit that God has given us we know that God lives in union with us.
Footnotes
- 1 John 3:5 sins; some manuscripts have our sins.
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