See 1 ahow
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.
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.
And everyone who has
this
ahope
fixed on Him bpurifies
himself
, just
as He is pure
.
Everyone who practices
sin
also
practices
lawlessness
; and asin
is lawlessness
.
You know that He aappeared
in order
to btake
away
sins
; and cin Him there is no
sin
.
No one
who abides
in Him asins
; no
one
who sins
has seen
Him or
1 bknows
Him.
aLittle children
, make sure no
one
bdeceives
you; cthe one who practices
righteousness
is righteous
, just
as He is righteous
;
the one who practices sin
is aof the devil
; for the devil
1has sinned
from the beginning
. bThe Son
of God
cappeared
for this
purpose, dto destroy
the works
of the devil
.
No one
who is 1 aborn
of God
bpractices
sin
, because
His seed
abides
in him; and he cannot
sin
, because
he is 1born
of God
.
By this the achildren
of God
and the bchildren
of the devil
are obvious
: 1anyone
who does not practice
righteousness
is not of God
, nor
the one who cdoes not love
his dbrother
.
aFor this is the message
bwhich
you have heard
from the beginning
, cthat we should love
one
another
;
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
.
Do not be surprised, brethren
, if
athe world
hates
you.
We know that we have apassed
out of death
into life
, bbecause
we love
the brethren
. He who does not love
abides
in death
.
Everyone who ahates
his brother
is a murderer
; and you know
that bno
murderer
has
eternal
life
abiding
in him.
We know love
by this
, that aHe laid
down
His life
for us; and bwe ought
to lay
down
our lives
for the cbrethren
.
But awhoever has
the world's
goods
, and sees
his brother
in need
and bcloses
his 1heart
2against
him, chow
does the love
of God
abide
in him?
aLittle children
, let us not love
with word
or
with tongue
, but in deed
and btruth
.
We will know by this
that we are aof the truth
, and will 1assure
our heart
before
Him
1in whatever our heart
condemns
us; for God
is greater
than our heart
and knows
all
things
.
aBeloved, if
our heart
does not condemn
us, we have
bconfidence
1before
God
;
and awhatever we ask
we receive
from Him, because
we bkeep
His commandments
and do
cthe things that are pleasing
in His sight
.
This is His commandment
, that we 1 abelieve
in bthe name
of His Son
Jesus
Christ
, and love
one
another
, just
as cHe 2commanded
us.
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.