NASB — 1 John 3 — KJV

Children of God Love One Another

1 See° Iahow° great° a love° the Father° has bestowed° on us, that we would be called° bchildren° of God°; and [such] we are. For this° reason° the world° does not know° us, because° cit did not know° Him. 2 aBeloved°, now° we are bchildren° of God°, and cit has not appeared° as yet° what° we will be. We know° that when° He dappears°, we will be elike° Him, because° we will fsee° Him just° as He is. 3 And everyone° who has° this° ahope° [fixed] on Him bpurifies° himself°, just° as He is pure°.

[1] ILit what kind of love aJn 3:16; 1 Jn 4:10 bJn 1:12; 11:52; Ro 8:16; 1 Jn 3:2, 10 cJn 15:18, 21; 16:3
[2] a1 Jn 2:7 bJn 1:12; 11:52; Ro 8:16; 1 Jn 3:1, 10 cRo 8:19, 23f dLk 17:30; Col 3:4; 1 Jn 2:28 eRo 8:29; 2P 1:4 fJn 17:24; 2Co 3:18
[3] aRo 15:12; 1P 1:3 bJn 17:19; 2Co 7:1

4 ¶ Everyone° who practices° sin° also° practices° lawlessness°; and asin° is lawlessness°. 5 You know° that He aappeared° in order° to btake° away° sins°; and cin Him there is no° sin°. 6 No°° one° who abides° in Him asins°; no°° one° who sins° has seen° Him or° Ibknows° Him. 7 aLittle° children°, make sure no° one° bdeceives° you; cthe one who practices° righteousness° is righteous°, just° as He is righteous°; 8 the one who practices° sin° is aof the devil°; for the devil° Ihas sinned° from the beginning°. bThe Son° of God° cappeared° for this° purpose, dto destroy° the works° of the devil°. 9 No°° one° who is Iaborn° of God° bpractices° sin°, because° His seed° abides° in him; and he cannot°° sin°, because° he is Iborn° of God°. 10 By this° the achildren° of God° and the bchildren° of the devil° are obvious°: Ianyone° who does not practice° righteousness° is not of God°, nor° the one who cdoes not love° his dbrother°.

[4] aRo 4:15; 1 Jn 5:17
[5] a1 Jn 1:2; 3:8 bJn 1:29; 1P 1:18-20; 1 Jn 2:2 c2Co 5:21; 1 Jn 2:29
[6] IOr has known a1 Jn 3:9 b1 Jn 2:3; 3 Jn 11
[7] a1 Jn 2:1 b1 Jn 2:26 c1 Jn 2:29
[8] ILit sins aMt 13:38; Jn 8:44; 1 Jn 3:10 bMt 4:3 c1 Jn 3:5 dJn 12:31; 16:11
[9] IOr begotten aJn 1:13; 3:3; 1 Jn 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 Jn 11 b1P 1:23; 1 Jn 3:6; 5:18
[10] ILit everyone aJn 1:12; 11:52; Ro 8:16; 1 Jn 3:1, 2 bMt 13:38; Jn 8:44; 1 Jn 3:8 cRo 13:8ff; Col 3:14; 1Ti 1:5; 1 Jn 4:8 d1 Jn 2:9

11aFor this° is the message° bwhich° you have heard° from the beginning°, cthat we should love° one° another°; 12 not as aCain°, [who] was of bthe evil° one° and slew° his brother°. And for what° reason° did he slay° him? Because° chis deeds° were evil°, and his brother’s° were righteous°.

[11] a1 Jn 1:5 b1 Jn 2:7 cJn 13:4f; 15:12; 1 Jn 4:7, 11f, 21; 2 Jn 5
[12] aGn 4:8 bMt 5:37; 1 Jn 2:13f cPs 38:20; Pv 29:10; Jn 8:40, 41

13 ¶ Do not be surprised°, brethren°, if° athe world° hates° you. 14 We know° that we have apassed° out of death° into life°, bbecause° we love° the brethren°. He who does not love° abides° in death°. 15 Everyone° who ahates° his brother° is a murderer°; and you know° that bno°° murderer° has° eternal° life° abiding° in him. 16 We know° love° by this°, that aHe laid° down° His life° for us; and bwe ought° to lay° down° our lives° for the cbrethren°. 17 But awhoever°° has° the world’s° goods°, and sees° his brother° in need° and bcloses° his Iheart° IIagainst° him, chow° does the love° of God° abide° in him? 18 aLittle° children°, let us not love° with word° or° with tongue°, but in deed° and btruth°. 19 We will know° by this° that we are aof the truth°, and will Iassure° our heart° before° Him 20 Iin whatever°°° our heart° condemns° us; for God° is greater° than our heart° and knows° all° things°. 21 aBeloved°, if° our heart° does not condemn° us, we have° bconfidence° Ibefore° God°; 22 and awhatever°° we ask° we receive° from Him, because° we bkeep° His commandments° and do° cthe things that are pleasing° in His sight°.

[13] aJn 15:18; 17:14
[14] aJn 5:24 bJn 13:35; 1 Jn 2:10
[15] aMt 5:21f; Jn 8:44 bGa 5:20f; Rv 21:8
[16] aJn 10:11; 15:13 bPhp 2:17; 1Th 2:8 c1 Jn 2:9
[17] ILit inward parts IILit from aJm 2:15f bDt 15:7 c1 Jn 4:20
[18] a1 Jn 2:1; 3:7 b2 Jn 1; 3 Jn 1
[19] ILit persuade a1 Jn 2:21
[20] IOr that if our heart condemns us, that God...
[21] ILit toward a1 Jn 3:2 b1 Jn 2:28; 5:14
[22] aJb 22:26f; Mt 7:7; 21:22; Jn 9:31 b1 Jn 2:3 cJn 8:29; He 13:21

23 ¶ This° is His commandment°, that we Iabelieve° in bthe name° of His Son° Jesus° Christ°, and love° one° another°, just° as cHe IIcommanded°° us. 24 The one who akeeps° His commandments° babides° in Him, and He in him. cWe know° by this° that dHe abides° in us, by the Spirit° whom° He has given° us.

[23] IOr believe the name IILit gave us a commandment aJn 6:29 bJn 1:12; 2:23; 3:18 cJn 13:34; 15:12; 1 Jn 2:8
[24] a1 Jn 2:3 bJn 6:56; 10:38; 1 Jn 2:6, 24; 4:15 cJn 14:17; Ro 8:9, 14, 16; 1Th 4:8; 1 Jn 4:13 d1 Jn 2:5


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He declareth the singular love of God towards us, in making us his sons:

1 ¶ Behold,ºª what mannerº of loveº the² Fatherº hath bestowedºª upon us,º thatº we should be calledºª the sonsº of God:º thereforeºº the² worldº knowethºª usº not,º becauseº it knewºª himº not.º 2 Beloved,º nowº are² we¹ª the sonsº of God,º andº it doth¹ª not yetº appearºª whatº we shall be:ºª butº we knowºª that,º whenº he shall appear,ºª we shall beºª likeº him;º forº we shall seeºª himº asº he is.ºª

[1] 2S 7:19; Ps 31:19; 36:7; 89:1; Jr 3:19; Ho 1:10; Jn 1:12; 3:16; 15:18; 16:3; 17:25; Ro 5:8; 8:14, 21, 32; 9:25; 2Co 6:18; Ga 3:26, 29; 4:5; Ep 2:4; 3:18; Col 3:3; 1Jn 4:9; Rv 21:7.
[2] Jb 19:26; Ps 16:11; 17:15; 31:19; Is 56:5; Mal 3:2; Mt 5:8; Jn 17:24; Ro 8:14, 18, 29; 1Co 2:9; 13:12; 15:49; 2Co 3:18; 4:17; 5:6; Ga 3:26; 4:6; Php 3:21; Col 3:4; He 9:28; 2P 1:4; 1Jn 3:1; 5:1.

who therefore ought obediently to keep his Commandments,

3 Andº every manº that hathºª thisº hopeº inº himº purifiethºª himself,º even asº heº isºª pure.º 4 Whosoeverº committethºª sinº transgresseth¹ª¹ª also¹ the law:º²² forº sinº isºª the² transgression of the law.º 5 Andº ye knowºª thatº heº was manifestedºª toº take awayºª ourº sins;º andº inº himº isºª noº sin.º 6 Whosoever¹² abidethºª inº himº sinnethºª not:º whosoeverº sinnethºª hath¹ª notº seenºª him,º neitherº knownºª him.º 7 Little children,º let¹ª no manº deceiveºª you:º he that doethºª righteousnessº isºª righteous,º even asº heº isºª righteous.º 8 He that committethºª sinº isºª ofº the² devil;º forº the² devilº sinnethºª fromº the beginning.º Forº this purposeº the² Sonº of Godº was manifested,ºª thatº he might destroyºª the² worksº of the² devil.º 9 Whosoeverº is bornºª ofº Godº doth¹ª notº commit² sin;º forº his¹² seedº remainethºª inº him:º andº he cannotººª sin,ºª becauseº he is bornºª ofº God.º 10 Inº thisº the² childrenº of Godº areºª manifest,º andº the² childrenº of the² devil:º whosoeverº doethºª notº righteousnessº isºª notº ofº God,º neitherº he that lovethºª notº his¹² brother.º

[3] Mt 5:48; Lk 6:36; Ac 15:9; Ro 5:4; 2Co 7:1; Col 1:5; 2Th 2:16; Tit 3:7; He 6:18; 7:26; 12:14; 2P 1:4; 3:14; 1Jn 2:6; 4:17.
[4] Nu 15:31; 1S 15:24; 1K 8:47; 1Ch 10:13; 2Ch 24:20; Is 53:8; Dn 9:11; Ro 3:20; 4:15; 7:7; 2Co 12:21; Jm 2:9; 5:15; 1Jn 3:8; 5:17.
[5] Is 53:4; Ho 14:2; Mt 1:21; Lk 23:41, 47; Jn 1:29, 31; 8:46; 14:30; Ro 3:24; 2Co 5:21; Ep 5:25; 1Ti 1:15; 3:16; Tit 2:14; He 1:3; 4:15; 7:26; 9:26, 28; 1P 1:20; 2:22, 24; 3:18; 1Jn 1:2, 7; 2:1; 4:9; Rv 1:5.
[6] Jn 15:4; 2Co 3:18; 4:6; 1Jn 2:4, 28; 3:2, 9; 4:8; 5:18; 3Jn 1:11.
[7] Ps 45:7; 72:1; 106:3; Ezk 18:5; Mt 5:20; Lk 1:75; Ac 10:35; Ro 2:6, 13; 6:16; 1Co 6:9; Ga 6:7; Ep 5:6, 9; Php 1:11; He 1:8; 7:2; Jm 1:22; 2:19; 5:1; 1P 1:15; 2:24; 1Jn 2:1, 26, 29; 3:3.
[8] Gn 3:15; Is 27:1; Mt 13:38; Mk 1:24; Lk 10:18; Jn 8:44; 12:31; 16:11; Ro 16:20; Ep 2:2; Col 2:15; He 2:14; 2P 2:4; 1Jn 3:5, 10; 5:19; Jde 1:6; Rv 20:2, 10, 15.
[9] Jb 19:28; Mt 7:18; Jn 1:13; Ac 4:20; Ro 6:2; Ga 5:17; Tit 1:2; 1P 1:23; 1Jn 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18.
[10] Mt 13:38; Lk 6:35; Jn 8:44, 47; Ac 13:10; Ro 8:16; Ep 5:1; 1Jn 2:9, 29; 3:7, 14; 4:3, 6, 8, 21; 5:2, 19; 3Jn 1:11.

as also brotherly to love one another.

11 Forº thisº isºª the² messageº thatº ye heardºª fromº the beginning,º thatº we should loveºª one another.º 12 Notº asº Cain,º [who] wasºª ofº that wicked one,º andº slewºª his¹² brother.º Andº whereforeºº slewºª he him?º Becauseº his own¹² worksº wereºª evil,º andº his¹² brother'sº righteous.º 13 Marvelºª not,º myº brethren,º ifº the² worldº hateºª you.º 14 We² knowºª thatº we¹ have passedºª fromº deathº untoº life,º becauseº we loveºª the² brethren.º He that lovethºª notº [his] brotherº abidethºª inº death.º 15 Whosoeverº hatethºª his¹² brotherº isºª a murderer:º andº ye knowºª thatº noºº murdererº hathºª eternalº lifeº abidingºª inº him.º 16 Herebyºº perceive² we¹ª the² loveº [of God],² becauseº heº laid downºª his¹² lifeº forº us:º andº weº oughtºª to lay downºª [our] livesº forº the² brethren.º 17 Butº whosoºº hathºª this world'sº good,º andº seethºª his¹² brotherº haveºª need,º andº shutteth upºª his¹² bowelsº [of compassion] fromº him,º howº dwellethºª the² loveº of Godº inº him?º 18 Myº little children,º let us¹ª notº loveºª in word,º neitherº in tongue;º butº in deedº andº in truth.º 19 Andº herebyºº we knowºª thatº we areºª ofº the² truth,º andº shall assureºª ourº heartsº beforeº him.º 20 Forº ifº ourº heartº condemn² us,º¹ª Godº isºª greaterº than ourº heart,º andº knowethºª all things.º 21 Beloved,º if¹ª² ourº heartº condemnºª usº not,¹² [then] have² we¹ª confidenceº towardº God.º 22 Andº whatsoeverºº we ask,ºª we receiveºª ofº him,º becauseº we keepºª his¹² commandments,º andº doºª those things that are pleasingº in his¹ sight.º² 23 Andº thisº isºª his¹² commandment,º Thatº we should believeºª on the² nameº of his¹² Sonº Jesusº Christ,º andº loveºª one another,º asº he gaveºª usº commandment.º 24 Andº he that keepethºª his¹² commandmentsº dwellethºª inº him,º andº heº inº him.º Andº herebyºº we knowºª thatº he abidethºª inº us,º byº the² Spiritº whichº he hath givenºª us.º

[11] Jn 13:34; 15:12; Ga 6:2; Ep 5:2; 1Th 4:9; 1Ti 1:5; 1P 1:22; 3:8; 4:8; 1Jn 1:5; 2:7; 4:7, 21; 2Jn 1:5.
[12] Gn 4:4, 25; 1S 18:14; 19:4; 22:14; Ps 37:12; Pv 29:27; Mt 13:19, 38; 23:35; 27:23; Lk 11:51; Jn 10:32; 15:19; 18:38; Ac 7:52; 1Th 2:14; He 11:4; 12:24; 1P 4:4; 1Jn 2:13; 3:8; Jde 1:11; Rv 17:6.
[13] Ec 5:8; Mt 10:22; 24:9; Mk 13:13; Lk 6:22; 21:17; Jn 3:7; 7:7; 15:18; 16:2, 33; 17:14; Ac 3:12; Ro 8:7; 2Ti 3:12; Jm 4:4; Rv 17:7.
[14] Ps 16:3; Pv 21:16; Mt 25:40; Lk 15:24, 32; Jn 5:24; 13:35; 15:12, 17; 2Co 5:1; Ga 5:22; Ep 1:15; 2:1, 5; Col 1:4; 1Th 4:9; He 6:10; 13:1; 1P 1:22; 3:8; 2P 1:7; 1Jn 2:3, 9, 10, 11; 3:23; 4:7, 12, 20, 21; 5:2, 13, 19.
[15] Gn 27:41; Lv 19:16; 2S 13:22; Pv 26:24; Mt 5:21, 28; Mk 6:19; Jn 4:14; Ac 23:12, 14; Ga 5:21; Jm 1:15; 4:1; 1P 1:23; Rv 21:8.
[16] Mt 20:28; Jn 3:16; 10:15; 13:34; 15:12, 13; Ac 20:28; Ro 5:8; 16:4; Ep 5:2, 25; Php 2:17, 30; Tit 2:13; 1P 1:18; 2:24; 3:18; 1Jn 2:6; 4:9, 11; Rv 1:5; 5:9.
[17] Dt 15:7; Pv 12:10; 19:17; 28:9; Is 58:7; Lk 3:11; 2Co 8:9, 14; 9:5; 1Ti 6:17; He 13:16; 1Jn 4:20; 5:1.
[18] Ex 33:21; Mt 25:41; Ro 12:9; 1Co 13:4; Ga 5:13; 6:1; Ep 4:1, 15; 1Th 1:3; Jm 2:15; 1P 1:22; 1Jn 2:1.
[19] Is 32:17; Jn 13:35; 18:37; Ro 4:21; 8:38; 2Ti 1:12; He 6:10; 10:22; 11:13; 1Jn 1:8; 3:14, 21.
[20] Jb 27:6; 33:12; Ps 44:20; 90:8; 139:1; Jr 17:10; 23:24; Jn 2:24; 8:9; 10:29; 21:17; Ac 5:33; Ro 2:14; 1Co 4:4; 14:24; Tit 3:11; He 4:13; 6:13; 1Jn 4:4; Rv 2:23.
[21] Jb 22:26; 27:6; Ps 7:3; 101:2; 1Co 4:4; 2Co 1:12; 1Ti 2:8; He 4:16; 10:22; 1Jn 2:28; 4:17.
[22] Ps 10:17; 34:4, 15; 50:15; 66:18; 145:18; Pv 15:29; 28:9; Is 1:15; 55:6; Jr 29:12; 33:3; Mt 7:7, 24; 17:5; 21:22; Mk 11:24; Lk 11:9; Jn 6:29; 8:29; 9:31; 14:13; 15:7, 10; 16:23; Ac 17:30; 20:21; Php 4:18; Col 1:10; He 13:21; Jm 1:5; 5:16; 1Jn 3:23; 5:14.
[23] Dt 18:15; Ps 2:12; Mt 22:39; Mk 9:7; Jn 6:29; 13:34; 14:1; 15:12; 17:3; Ac 16:31; Ep 5:2; 1Th 4:9; 1Ti 1:15; 1P 1:22; 4:8; 1Jn 2:8; 3:11; 4:21.
[24] Jn 6:54; 14:21; 15:7; 17:21; Ro 8:9; 1Co 3:16; 6:19; 2Co 6:16; Ga 4:5; 2Ti 1:14; 1Jn 3:22; 4:7, 12, 13, 15.


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