1 John 3

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN 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 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 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 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 Whoever treasures this hope of him purifies himself, to be as pure as he is.	3 Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.
4 Whoever sins, acts wickedly, because al sin is wickedness.	4 Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.
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 You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
6 No one who remains in him sins, and whoever sins has neither seen him nor recognised him.	6 No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.
7 Children, do not let anyone lead you astray. Whoever acts uprightly is upright, just as he is upright.	7 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.
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 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 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 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 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 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 This is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we must love one another,	11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,
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 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 Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.	13 Do not be amazed, (then,) brothers, if the world hates you.
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 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death.
15 Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you are well aware that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.	15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
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 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 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 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 Children, our love must be not just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine.	18 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
19 This will be the proof that we belong to the truth, and it wil convince us in his presence,	19 (Now) this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him
20 even if our own feelings condemn us, that God is greater than our feelings and knows al things.	20 in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
21 My dear friends, if our own feelings do not condemn us, we can be fearless before God,	21 Beloved, if (our) hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God
22 and whatever we ask we shal receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what isacceptable to him.	22 and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
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 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 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 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.