Read 1 John 3

World English Bible · 24 verses

1. ¹ See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another—This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. ²² so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org