The Lord Will Restore Israel

²⁵ “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Now ^(A)I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on ^(B)the whole house of Israel, and ^(C)I will be jealous for my holy name. ²⁶ They shall ^(D)forget their shame and all the treachery they have practiced against me, when ^(E)they dwell securely in their land with ^(F)none to make them afraid, ^27 (G)when I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from their enemies' lands, ^(H)and through them have vindicated my holiness in the sight of many nations. ^28 (I)Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them into exile among the nations and then assembled them into their own land. I will leave none of them remaining among the nations anymore. ^29 (J)And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when ^(K)I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

Vision of the New Temple

40 ^(L)In the twenty-fifth year ^(M)of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, ^(N)in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, ^(O)the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city.^{[a] 2} In ^(P)visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on ^(Q)a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south. ³ When he brought me there, behold, there was ^(R)a man whose appearance was ^(S)like bronze, with ^(T)a linen cord and ^(U)a measuring reed in his hand. And he was standing in the gateway. ⁴ And the man said to me, ^(V)“Son of man, ^(W)look with your eyes, and ^(X)hear with your ears, and set your heart upon all that I shall show you, for you were brought here in order that I might show it to you. ^(Y)Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”

The East Gate to the Outer Court

⁵ And behold, there was ^(Z)a wall all around the outside of the temple area, and the length of the measuring reed in the man's hand was six long cubits, ^(AA)each being a cubit and a handbreadth^[b] in length. So he measured the thickness of the wall, one reed; and the height, one reed. ⁶ Then he went into ^(AB)the gateway facing east, ^(AC)going up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one reed deep.^{[c] 7} And ^(AD)the side rooms, one reed long and one reed broad; and the space between the side rooms, five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the vestibule of the gate at the inner end, one reed. ⁸ Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, on the inside, one reed. ⁹ Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; ^(AE)and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end. ¹⁰ And there were three side rooms on either side of the east gate. ^(AF)The three were of the same size, and the jambs on either side were of the same size. ¹¹ Then he measured the width of the opening of the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gateway, thirteen cubits. ¹² There was a barrier before the side rooms, one cubit on either side. And the side rooms were six cubits on either side. ¹³ Then he measured the gate from the ceiling of the one side room to the ceiling of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; the openings faced each other. ¹⁴ He measured also ^(AG)the vestibule, sixty cubits. And around the vestibule of the gateway was the court.^{[d] 15} From the front of the gate at the entrance to the front of the inner vestibule of the gate was fifty cubits. ¹⁶ And the gateway had ^(AH)windows all around, narrowing inwards toward the side rooms and toward their ^(AI)jambs, and likewise the vestibule had windows all around inside, and on the jambs were ^(AJ)palm trees.

The Outer Court

¹⁷ Then he brought me into ^(AK)the outer court. And behold, there were ^(AL)chambers and a ^(AM)pavement, all around the court. ^(AN)Thirty chambers faced the pavement. ¹⁸ And the pavement ran along the side of the gates, corresponding to the length of the gates. This was the lower pavement. ¹⁹ Then he measured the distance from the inner front of the lower gate to the outer front of the inner court,^[e] a hundred cubits on the east side and on the north side.^[f]

The North Gate

²⁰ As for ^(AO)the gate that faced toward the north, belonging to ^(AP)the outer court, he measured its length and its breadth. ²¹ Its ^(AQ)side rooms, three on either side, and its jambs and its vestibule were of the same size as those of ^(AR)the first gate. Its length was ^(AS)fifty cubits, and its breadth ^(AT)twenty-five cubits. ²² And ^(AU)its windows, its vestibule, and ^(AV)its palm trees were of the same size as those of the gate that faced toward the east. And by seven steps ^(AW)people would go up to it, and find its vestibule before them. ²³ And opposite the gate on the north, as on the east, was a gate to ^(AX)the inner court. And ^(AY)he measured from gate to gate, a hundred cubits.

The South Gate

²⁴ And he led me toward the south, and behold, there was a gate on the south. And ^(AZ)he measured its jambs and its vestibule; they had the same size as the others. ²⁵ Both it and its vestibule ^(BA)had windows all around, like the windows of the others. Its length was fifty cubits, and its breadth twenty-five cubits. ²⁶ And there were seven steps leading up to it, and its vestibule was before them, and it had ^(BB)palm trees on its jambs, one on either side. ²⁷ And there was a gate on the south of ^(BC)the inner court. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, a hundred cubits.

The Word of Life

1 ^(A)That which was ^(B)from the beginning, ^(C)which we have heard, ^(D)which we have seen with our eyes, ^(E)which we looked upon and ^(F)have touched with our hands, concerning the word^[a] of life— ^2 (G)the life ^(H)was made manifest, and we have seen it, and ^(I)testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, ^(J)which was with the Father and ^(K)was made manifest to us— ^3 (L)that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed ^(M)our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. ⁴ And we are writing these things so ^(N)that our^[b] joy may be complete.

Walking in the Light

^5 (O)This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that ^(P)God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ^6 (Q)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and ^(R)do not practice the truth. ⁷ But ^(S)if we walk in the light, ^(T)as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and ^(U)the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ^8 (V)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and ^(W)the truth is not in us. ^9 (X)If we confess our sins, he is ^(Y)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and ^(Z)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say we have not sinned, ^(AA)we make him a liar, and ^(AB)his word is not in us.

Christ Our Advocate

2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, ^(AC)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. ^2 (AD)He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but ^(AE)also for the sins of the whole world. ³ And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we ^(AF)keep his commandments. ⁴ Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments ^(AG)is a liar, and ^(AH)the truth is not in him, ⁵ but whoever ^(AI)keeps his word, in him truly ^(AJ)the love of God is perfected. ^(AK)By this we may know that we are in him: ⁶ whoever says he ^(AL)abides in him ^(AM)ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

⁷ Beloved, I am writing you ^(AN)no new commandment, but ^(AO)an old commandment ^(AP)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. ⁸ At the same time, it is ^(AQ)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because^{[c] (AR)}the darkness is passing away and ^(AS)the true light is already shining. ⁹ Whoever says he is in the light and ^(AT)hates his brother is still in darkness. ¹⁰ Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him^[d] there is no ^(AU)cause for stumbling. ¹¹ But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and ^(AV)walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Do Not Love the World

^15 (BC)Do not love the world or the things in the world. ^(BD)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—^(BE)the desires of the flesh and ^(BF)the desires of the eyes and pride of life^[e]—is not from the Father but is from the world. ¹⁷ And ^(BG)the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Warning Concerning Antichrists

¹⁸ Children, ^(BH)it is the last hour, and as you have heard that ^(BI)antichrist is coming, so now ^(BJ)many antichrists have come. ^(BK)Therefore we know that it is the last hour. ^19 (BL)They went out from us, but they were not of us; for ^(BM)if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, ^(BN)that it might become plain that they all are not of us. ²⁰ But you have been ^(BO)anointed by ^(BP)the Holy One, and ^(BQ)you all have knowledge.^{[f] 21} I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. ²² Who is the liar but ^(BR)he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is ^(BS)the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. ^23 (BT)No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. ²⁴ Let ^(BU)what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then ^(BV)you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. ²⁵ And this is the promise that he made to us^[g]—^(BW)eternal life.

²⁶ I write these things to you about ^(BX)those who are trying to deceive you. ²⁷ But ^(BY)the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and ^(BZ)you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and ^(CA)is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.

Children of God

²⁸ And now, little children, abide in him, so that ^(CB)when he appears ^(CC)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his ^(CD)coming. ²⁹ If you know that ^(CE)he is righteous, you may be sure that ^(CF)everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

3 See ^(CG)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called ^(CH)children of God; and so we are. The reason why ^(CI)the world does not know us is that ^(CJ)it did not know him. ² Beloved, we are ^(CK)God's children ^(CL)now, and what we will be ^(CM)has not yet appeared; but we know that ^(CN)when he appears^{[h] (CO)}we shall be like him, because ^(CP)we shall see him as he is. ³ And everyone who ^(CQ)thus hopes in him ^(CR)purifies himself as he is pure.

⁴ Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; ^(CS)sin is lawlessness. ⁵ You know that ^(CT)he appeared in order to ^(CU)take away sins, and ^(CV)in him there is no sin. ⁶ No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; ^(CW)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. ⁷ Little children, ^(CX)let no one deceive you. ^(CY)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. ^8 (CZ)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^(DA)to destroy the works of the devil. ^9 (DB)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's^[i] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. ¹⁰ By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, ^(DC)nor is the one who ^(DD)does not love his brother.

Love One Another

¹¹ For ^(DE)this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, ^(DF)that we should love one another. ¹² We should not be like ^(DG)Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? ^(DH)Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. ¹³ Do not be surprised, brothers,^{[j] (DI)}that the world hates you. ¹⁴ We know that ^(DJ)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. ^15 (DK)Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that ^(DL)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

¹⁶ By this we know love, that ^(DM)he laid down his life for us, and ^(DN)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ¹⁷ But ^(DO)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet ^(DP)closes his heart against him, ^(DQ)how does God's love abide in him? ¹⁸ Little children, let us not ^(DR)love in word or talk but in deed and ^(DS)in truth.

¹⁹ By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; ²⁰ for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. ²¹ Beloved, ^(DT)if our heart does not condemn us, ^(DU)we have confidence before God; ²² and ^(DV)whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and ^(DW)do what pleases him. ²³ And this is his commandment, ^(DX)that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and ^(DY)love one another, ^(DZ)just as he has commanded us. ^24 (EA)Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God,^[k] and God^[l] in him. And ^(EB)by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.