1 John 3

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 You must see what great love the Father has lavished on us by letting us be cal ed God's children --which is what we are! The reason why the world does not acknowledge us is that it did not acknowledge 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 My dear friends, we are already God's children, but what we shall be in the future has not yet beenrevealed. We are wel aware that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he real yis.	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 Whoever treasures this hope of him purifies himself, to be as pure as he is.	3 Και πας οστις εχει την ελπιδα ταυτην επ' αυτον καθαριζει εαυτον, καθως εκεινος ειναι καθαρος.
4 Whoever sins, acts wickedly, because al sin is wickedness.	4 Πας οστις πραττει την αμαρτιαν πραττει και την ανομιαν, διοτι η αμαρτια ειναι η ανομια.
5 Now you are well aware that he has appeared in order to take sins away, and that 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, and whoever sins has neither seen him nor recognised him.	6 Πας οστις μενει εν αυτω δεν αμαρτανει? πας ο αμαρτανων δεν ειδεν αυτον ουδε εγνωρισεν αυτον.
7 Children, do not let anyone lead you astray. Whoever acts uprightly is upright, just as he is upright.	7 Τεκνια, ας μη σας πλανα μηδεις? οστις πραττει την δικαιοσυνην ειναι δικαιος, καθως εκεινος ειναι δικαιος?
8 Whoever lives sinfully belongs to the devil, since the devil has been a sinner from the beginning. Thiswas the purpose of the appearing of the Son of God, to undo the work 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 a child of God sins because God's seed remains in him. Nor can he sin, because he is achild of 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 This is what distinguishes the children of God from the children of the devil: whoever does not liveuprightly and does not love his brother is not from 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.
11 This is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we must love one another,	11 Διοτι αυτη ειναι η παραγγελια, την οποιαν ηκουσατε απ' αρχης, να αγαπωμεν αλληλους?
12 not to be like Cain, who was from the Evil One and murdered his brother. And why did he murder hisbrother? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's upright.	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 surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.	13 Μη θαυμαζετε, αδελφοι μου, αν ο κοσμος σας μιση.
14 We are wel aware that we have passed over 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 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you are well aware 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 This is the proof of love, that he laid down his life for us, and we too ought to lay down our lives for ourbrothers.	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 anyone is wel -off in worldly possessions and sees his brother in need but closes his heart to him,how can the love of God be remaining 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, our love must be not just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine.	18 Τεκνια μου, μη αγαπωμεν με λογον μηδε με γλωσσαν, αλλα με εργον και αληθειαν.
19 This will be the proof that we belong to the truth, and it wil convince us in his presence,	19 Και εκ τουτου γνωριζομεν οτι ειμεθα εκ της αληθειας, και θελομεν πληροφορησει τας καρδιας ημων εμπροσθεν αυτου,
20 even if our own feelings condemn us, that God is greater than our feelings and knows al things.	20 διοτι εαν μας κατακρινη η καρδια, βεβαιως ο Θεος ειναι μεγαλητερος της καρδιας ημων και γνωριζει τα παντα.
21 My dear friends, if our own feelings do not condemn us, we can be fearless before God,	21 Αγαπητοι, εαν η καρδια ημων δεν μας κατακρινη, εχομεν παρρησιαν προς τον Θεον,
22 and whatever we ask we shal receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what isacceptable to him.	22 και ο, τι αν ζητωμεν λαμβανομεν παρ' αυτου, διοτι φυλαττομεν τας εντολας αυτου και πραττομεν τα αρεστα ενωπιον αυτου.
23 His commandment is this, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and that weshould love one another 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 Whoever keeps his commandments remains in God, and God in him. And this is the proof that heremains in us: the Spirit that he has given 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.