1 John - Prima lettera di Giovanni 3

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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.	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.
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.	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.
3 Και πας οστις εχει την ελπιδα ταυτην επ' αυτον καθαριζει εαυτον, καθως εκεινος ειναι καθαρος.	3 Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.
4 Πας οστις πραττει την αμαρτιαν πραττει και την ανομιαν, διοτι η αμαρτια ειναι η ανομια.	4 Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.
5 Και εξευρετε οτι εκεινος εφανερωθη δια να σηκωση τας αμαρτιας ημων, και αμαρτια εν αυτω δεν υπαρχει.	5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
6 Πας οστις μενει εν αυτω δεν αμαρτανει? πας ο αμαρτανων δεν ειδεν αυτον ουδε εγνωρισεν αυτον.	6 No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.
7 Τεκνια, ας μη σας πλανα μηδεις? οστις πραττει την δικαιοσυνην ειναι δικαιος, καθως εκεινος ειναι δικαιος?	7 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.
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.	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.
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.	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.
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.	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.
11 Διοτι αυτη ειναι η παραγγελια, την οποιαν ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, να αγαπωμεν αλληλους?	11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,
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.	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.
13 Μη θαυμαζετε, αδελφοι μου, αν ο κοσμος σας μιση.	13 Do not be amazed, (then,) brothers, if the world hates you.
14 ημεις εξευρομεν οτι μετεβημεν εκ του θανατου εις την ζωην, διοτι αγαπωμεν τους αδελφους? οστις δεν αγαπα τον αδελφον μενει εν τω θανατω.	14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death.
15 Πας οστις μισει τον αδελφον αυτου ειναι ανθρωποκτονος? και εξευρετε οτι πας ανθρωποκτονος δεν εχει ζωην αιωνιον μενουσαν εν εαυτω.	15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
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.	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.
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;	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?
18 Τεκνια μου, μη αγαπωμεν με λογον μηδε με γλωσσαν, αλλα με εργον και αληθειαν.	18 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
19 Και εκ τουτου γνωριζομεν οτι ειμεθα εκ της αληθειας, και θελομεν πληροφορησει τας καρδιας ημων εμπροσθεν αυτου,	19 (Now) this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him
20 διοτι εαν μας κατακρινη η καρδια, βεβαιως ο Θεος ειναι μεγαλητερος της καρδιας ημων και γνωριζει τα παντα.	20 in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
21 Αγαπητοι, εαν η καρδια ημων δεν μας κατακρινη, εχομεν παρρησιαν προς τον Θεον,	21 Beloved, if (our) hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God
22 και ο, τι αν ζητωμεν λαμβανομεν παρ' αυτου, διοτι φυλαττομεν τας εντολας αυτου και πραττομεν τα αρεστα ενωπιον αυτου.	22 and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
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.	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.
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.	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.