1 John 3
3:1Behold! what kind of love the father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. On account of this the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
3:2Beloved, now we are children of God, and not yet was it manifested what we will be; but we know that if he should be manifested, we will be likened to him; for we shall see him as he is.
3:3And every one having this hope upon him, purifies himself, as that one is pure.
3:4Every one committing sin, also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
3:5And you know that that one was made manifest, that he should lift away our sins; and sin is not in him.
3:6Anyone abiding in him, does not sin; anyone sinning has not seen him nor has known him.
3:7Sons, let no one mislead you! The one executing the righteousness is righteous, as that one is righteous.
3:8The one committing sin is of the devil, for from the beginning the devil sins. For this the son of God was made manifest, that he should loosen the works of the devil.
3:9Anyone engendered of God, does not commit sin, for his seed abides in him; and he is not able to sin, because he has been engendered by God.
3:10In this the children of God are apparent, and the children of the devil. Every one not executing righteousness is not of God, even the one not loving his brother.
3:11For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
3:12Not as Cain who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother. And for what favor did he slay him? because his works were wicked, but the ones of his brother righteous.
3:13Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world detests you!
3:14We know that we have crossed over from death into life, for we love the brethren. The one not loving the brethren, abides in death.
3:15Every one detesting his brother is a man-killer; and you know that every man-killer does not have life eternal abiding in him.
3:16By this we have known the love of God, because that one placed his life for us; and we ought to place our lives for the brethren.
3:17But who ever should have the livelihood of the world, and should view his brother having need, and should lock up his feelings of compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
3:18My sons, we should not love in word nor tongue, but in work and truth.
3:19And in this we know that we are of the truth, and before him we shall yield our hearts.
3:20For if our heart should condemn, know that God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.
3:21Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, we have confidence before God.
3:22And what ever we should ask, we receive from him, for his commandments we keep, and the things pleasing before him we do.
3:23And this is his commandment -- that we should believe in the name of his son Jesus Christ, and we should love one another, as he gave commandment.
3:24And the one keeping his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the spirit which he gave to us.