1 John 3

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1. 1See what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the sons of God. The world does not know us because it did not know him.
2. 2Dear friends, we are now the sons of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3. 3Everyone who holds on to this hope purifies themselves, just as he is pure.
4. 4Whoever commits sin also transgresses the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5. 5And you know that he appeared to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6. 6Whoever abides in him does not sin: whoever sins has not seen him or known him.
7. 7Little children, let no one deceive you: he who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8. 8He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9. 9Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, because His seed remains in them; and they cannot sin, because they are born of God.
10. 10This is how God's children and the devil's children are made known: whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, and neither is the one who does not love his brother.
11. 11This is the message you've heard from the very beginning: we should love one another.
12. 12Don't 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. 13Brothers and sisters, don't be surprised if the world hates you.
14. 14We know that we have crossed over from death to life, because we love our brothers and sisters. Anyone who doesn't love remains in death.
15. 15Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life living inside them.
16. 16This is how we recognize the love of God: He laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
17. 17But whoever has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart to him, how can the love of God be in him?
18. 18Dear children, let's not love with just words or speeches. Let's love with our actions and in truth.
19. 19This is how we'll know that we belong to the truth, and this is how we'll put our hearts at ease in his presence.
20. 20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
21. 21Dear friends, if our hearts don't condemn us, we can approach God with confidence.
22. 22Whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.
23. 23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24. 24Whoever obeys his commands lives in God, and God lives in them. This is how we know he remains in us — by the Spirit he has given us.