1 John 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
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 ܘܚܙܘ ܕܟܡܐ ܤܓܝ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܠܘܬܢ ܕܒܢܝܐ ܩܪܢ ܐܦ ܥܒܕܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܠܗ ܝܕܥ ܀
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 ܚܒܝܒܝ ܗܫܐ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܚܢܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܓܠܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܬܝܕܝܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܗܘܝܢܢ ܘܚܙܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܀
3 Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.	3 ܘܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܤܒܪܐ ܡܕܟܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘ ܕܟܐ ܗܘ ܀
4 Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.	4 ܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܒܕ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܤܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܟܠܗ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܝ ܀
5 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.	5 ܘܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܗܘ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܕܢܤܒ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܘܚܛܝܬܐ ܒܗ ܠܝܬ ܀
6 No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.	6 ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗ ܡܩܘܐ ܠܐ ܚܛܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܚܛܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܗ ܀
7 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.	7 ܒܢܝ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܀
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 ܗܘ ܕܤܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܤܛܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܤܛܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܀
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 ܟܠ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܪܥܗ ܒܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܚܛܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܀
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 ܒܗܕܐ ܡܬܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܠܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܀
11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,	11 ܕܗܢܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܕܬܚܒܘܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܀
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 ܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܩܐܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܩܛܠ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܩܛܠܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܘܕܐܚܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܝܢ ܀
13 Do not be amazed, (then,) brothers, if the world hates you.	13 ܘܠܐ ܬܬܕܡܪܘܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܢ ܤܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܀
14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death.	14 ܚܢܢ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܫܢܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܒܗܕܐ ܕܡܚܒܝܢܢ ܠܐܚܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܡܩܘܐ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܀
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.	15 ܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܤܢܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܩܛܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܘܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܡܩܘܝܢ ܒܗ ܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܀
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 ܒܗܕܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܕܗܘ ܝܗܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܐܚܝܢ ܢܬܠ ܢܦܫܬܢ ܀
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 ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܢܚܙܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܤܢܝܩ ܘܢܐܚܘܕ ܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀
18 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.	18 ܒܢܝ ܠܐ ܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܒܡܠܐ ܘܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܀
19 (Now) this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him	19 ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܬܝܢ ܘܩܕܡ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܦܝܤܝܢܢ ܠܒܢ ܀
20 in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.	20 ܕܐܢ ܗܘ ܠܒܢ ܒܤܪ ܠܢ ܟܡܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܪܒ ܡܢ ܠܒܢ ܘܝܕܥ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܀
21 Beloved, if (our) hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God	21 ܚܒܝܒܝ ܐܢ ܠܒܢ ܠܐ ܒܤܪ ܠܢ ܓܠܝܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܐܦܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܀
22 and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.	22 ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܫܐܠܝܢܢ ܢܤܒܝܢܢ ܡܢܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܛܪܝܢܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܤܥܪܝܢܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܀
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 ܘܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܢܗܝܡܢ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕܢ ܀
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 ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܛܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܒܗ ܡܬܢܛܪ ܘܗܘ ܫܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢܢ ܕܫܪܐ ܒܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܗ ܗܝ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܀