1 John 3 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God. Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
5 And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.
6 Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.
7 Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
8 But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. 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 to destroy the works of the devil. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
10 So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God. 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, nor is the one who does not love his brother. This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another. For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
12 We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous. We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
13 So don’t be surprised, dear brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you.
14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
15 Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.
16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
19 Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:
20 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything. for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
21 Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God
22 And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him. and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.
24 Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with him, and he with them. And we know he lives in us because the Spirit he gave us lives in us. Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us. The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
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