1 John 3

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1 See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.	1 Ιδετε οποιαν αγαπην εδωκεν εις ημας ο Πατηρ, ωστε να ονομασθωμεν τεκνα Θεου. Δια τουτο ο κοσμος δεν γνωριζει ημας, διοτι δεν εγνωρισεν αυτον.
2 Beloved, we are God's children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.	2 Αγαπητοι, τωρα ειμεθα τεκνα Θεου, και ετι δεν εφανερωθη τι θελομεν εισθαι? εξευρομεν ομως οτι οταν φανερωθη, θελομεν εισθαι ομοιοι με αυτον, διοτι θελομεν ιδει αυτον καθως ειναι.
3 Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.	3 Και πας οστις εχει την ελπιδα ταυτην επ' αυτον καθαριζει εαυτον, καθως εκεινος ειναι καθαρος.
4 Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.	4 Πας οστις πραττει την αμαρτιαν πραττει και την ανομιαν, διοτι η αμαρτια ειναι η ανομια.
5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.	5 Και εξευρετε οτι εκεινος εφανερωθη δια να σηκωση τας αμαρτιας ημων, και αμαρτια εν αυτω δεν υπαρχει.
6 No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.	6 Πας οστις μενει εν αυτω δεν αμαρτανει? πας ο αμαρτανων δεν ειδεν αυτον ουδε εγνωρισεν αυτον.
7 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.	7 Τεκνια, ας μη σας πλανα μηδεις? οστις πραττει την δικαιοσυνην ειναι δικαιος, καθως εκεινος ειναι δικαιος?
8 Whoever sins belongs to the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning. Indeed, the Son of God was revealed to destroy the works of the devil.	8 οστις πραττει την αμαρτιαν ειναι εκ του διαβολου, διοτι απ' αρχης ο διαβολος αμαρτανει. Δια τουτο εφανερωθη ο Υιος του Θεου, δια να καταστρεψη τα εργα του διαβολου.
9 No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God.	9 Πας οστις εγεννηθη εκ του Θεου αμαρτιαν δεν πραττει, διοτι σπερμα αυτου μενει εν αυτω? και δεν δυναται να αμαρτανη, διοτι εγεννηθη εκ του Θεου.
10 In this way, the children of God and the children of the devil are made plain; no one who fails to act in righteousness belongs to God, nor anyone who does not love his brother.	10 Εν τουτω γνωριζονται τα τεκνα του Θεου και τα τεκνα του διαβολου. Πας οστις δεν πραττει δικαιοσυνην δεν ειναι εκ του Θεου, ουδε οστις δεν αγαπα τον αδελφον αυτου.
11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,	11 Διοτι αυτη ειναι η παραγγελια, την οποιαν ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, να αγαπωμεν αλληλους?
12 unlike Cain who belonged to the evil one and slaughtered his brother. Why did he slaughter him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.	12 ουχι καθως ο Καιν ητο εκ του πονηρου και εσφαξε τον αδελφον αυτου? και δια τι εσφαξεν αυτον; διοτι τα εργα αυτου ησαν πονηρα, τα δε του αδελφου αυτου δικαια.
13 Do not be amazed, (then,) brothers, if the world hates you.	13 Μη θαυμαζετε, αδελφοι μου, αν ο κοσμος σας μιση.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death.	14 ημεις εξευρομεν οτι μετεβημεν εκ του θανατου εις την ζωην, διοτι αγαπωμεν τους αδελφους? οστις δεν αγαπα τον αδελφον μενει εν τω θανατω.
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.	15 Πας οστις μισει τον αδελφον αυτου ειναι ανθρωποκτονος? και εξευρετε οτι πας ανθρωποκτονος δεν εχει ζωην αιωνιον μενουσαν εν εαυτω.
16 The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.	16 Εκ τουτου γνωριζομεν την αγαπην, οτι εκεινος υπερ ημων την ψυχην αυτου εβαλε? και ημεις χρεωστουμεν υπερ των αδελφων να βαλλωμεν τας ψυχας ημων.
17 If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him?	17 Οστις ομως εχη τον βιον του κοσμου και θεωρη τον αδελφον αυτου οτι εχει χρειαν και κλειση τα σπλαγχνα αυτου απ' αυτου, πως η αγαπη του Θεου μενει εν αυτω;
18 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.	18 Τεκνια μου, μη αγαπωμεν με λογον μηδε με γλωσσαν, αλλα με εργον και αληθειαν.
19 (Now) this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him	19 Και εκ τουτου γνωριζομεν οτι ειμεθα εκ της αληθειας, και θελομεν πληροφορησει τας καρδιας ημων εμπροσθεν αυτου,
20 in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.	20 διοτι εαν μας κατακρινη η καρδια, βεβαιως ο Θεος ειναι μεγαλητερος της καρδιας ημων και γνωριζει τα παντα.
21 Beloved, if (our) hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God	21 Αγαπητοι, εαν η καρδια ημων δεν μας κατακρινη, εχομεν παρρησιαν προς τον Θεον,
22 and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.	22 και ο, τι αν ζητωμεν λαμβανομεν παρ' αυτου, διοτι φυλαττομεν τας εντολας αυτου και πραττομεν τα αρεστα ενωπιον αυτου.
23 And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.	23 Και αυτη ειναι η εντολη αυτου, το να πιστευσωμεν εις το ονομα του Υιου αυτου Ιησου Χριστου και να αγαπωμεν αλληλους καθως εδωκεν εντολην εις ημας.
24 Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit that he gave us.	24 Και οστις φυλαττει τας εντολας αυτου μενει εν αυτω, και αυτος εν εκεινω. Και εκ τουτου γνωριζομεν οτι μενει εν ημιν, εκ του Πνευματος το οποιον εδωκεν εις ημας.