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¡Miren! Dios el Padre nos ama tanto que la gente nos llama hijos de Dios, y la verdad es que lo somos. Por eso los pecadores de este mundo no nos conocen, porque tampoco han conocido a Dios.

Queridos hermanos, ¡nosotros ya somos hijos de Dios! Y aunque todavía no sabemos cómo seremos en el futuro, sí sabemos que, cuando Jesucristo aparezca otra vez, nos pareceremos a él, porque lo veremos como él es en realidad. Todo el que espera confiadamente que todo esto suceda, se esfuerza por ser bueno, como lo es Jesús.

Todo el que peca, desobedece la ley de Dios, porque el pecado consiste en desobedecer a Dios.

Como ustedes saben, Jesucristo vino al mundo para quitar los pecados del mundo. Jesucristo no peca, ni puede pecar. Por eso, cualquiera que sea amigo de Jesucristo, y quiera mantenerse unido a él, no puede seguir pecando. El que peca, no conoce a Jesucristo ni lo entiende.

Hijitos míos, ¡que nadie los engañe! Todo el que obedece a Dios es tan justo como lo es Jesús. Pero el que siempre hace lo malo es amigo del diablo, porque el diablo ha estado pecando desde el día en que Dios creó el mundo. Por esta razón vino el Hijo de Dios al mundo: para destruir todo lo que hace el diablo.

Ningún hijo de Dios sigue pecando, porque los hijos de Dios viven como Dios vive. Así que no puede seguir pecando, porque es un hijo de Dios.

10 Podemos saber quién es hijo de Dios, y quién es hijo del diablo: los hijos del diablo son los que no quieren hacer lo bueno ni se aman unos a otros.

11 Desde el principio se les ha enseñado a ustedes que nosotros debemos amarnos unos a otros. 12 No debemos ser como Caín, que era como un hijo del diablo, y por eso mató a su hermano. ¿Y por qué lo mató? Porque lo que Caín hacía era malo, y lo que hacía su hermano era bueno.

13 Mis queridos amigos, no se extrañen si los pecadores de este mundo los odian. 14 El amor que nos tenemos demuestra que ya no estamos muertos, sino que ahora vivimos. Pero si ustedes no se aman los unos a los otros, es porque todavía están bajo el poder de la muerte. 15 Si ustedes se odian unos a otros, son asesinos, y ya saben que ningún asesino puede tener la vida eterna.

16 Pero nosotros sabemos lo que es el amor, porque Jesucristo dio su vida por nosotros. Así también nosotros, debemos dar nuestra vida por nuestros hermanos en Cristo. 17 Si un rico ve que alguno de su propia iglesia tiene alguna necesidad, y no lo ayuda, ese rico no ama como Dios ama.

18 Hijos míos, no debemos limitarnos a decir que amamos, sino que debemos demostrarlo por medio de lo que hacemos.

19-20 Sabemos que pertenecemos a Dios porque amamos a los demás. Por eso, si nos sentimos culpables de algo, podemos estar seguros de que Dios no nos acusa de nada, porque él está por encima de todo sentimiento, y lo sabe todo.

21 Amados míos, si estamos bien con Dios, podemos presentarnos ante él con toda confianza. 22 Y nos dará lo que le pidamos, porque obedecemos sus mandamientos y hacemos lo que a él le agrada. 23 Y su mandamiento es que creamos en su Hijo Jesucristo, y que nos amemos unos a otros, tal como Jesús nos lo ordenó. 24 Si obedecemos a Dios, viviremos unidos a él, y él vivirá unido a nosotros. Esto lo sabemos por el Espíritu Santo que nos ha dado.

Children of God Love One Another

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. (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. And everyone who has this (J)hope set on Him (K)purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and (L)sin is lawlessness. You know that He (M)appeared in order to (N)take away sins; and (O)in Him there is no sin. No one who remains in Him (P)sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or [b](Q)knows Him. (R)Little children, make sure no one (S)deceives you; (T)the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 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. 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

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.