1 John 3

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know 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 Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.	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 And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy.	3 Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure, as he is pure.
4 Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.	4 Everyone who commits sin commits lawlessness, for sin is lawlessness.
5 And you know that he appeared in order that he might take away our sins. For 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 Everyone who abides in him does not sin. For whoever sins has not seen him, and has not known him.	6 No one who remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him.
7 Little sons, let no one deceive you. Whoever does justice is just, even as he also is just.	7 Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.
8 Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works 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 All those who have been born of God do not commit sin. For the offspring of God abides in them, and he is not able to sin, because he was born 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 In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.	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 For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another.	11 For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,
12 Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just.	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 If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised.	13 Do not be amazed, (then,) brothers, if the world hates you.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides 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 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.	15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
16 We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.	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 Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide 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 My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.	18 Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
19 In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.	19 (Now) this is how we shall know that we belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him
20 For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.	20 in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything.
21 Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;	21 Beloved, if (our) hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God
22 and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.	22 and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
23 And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has 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 And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to 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.