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World English Bible Classic
[1] See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. [2] Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is. [3] Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure. [4] Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. [5] You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him. [6] Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him. [7] Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. [8] He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. [9] Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. [10] In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother. [11] For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another— [12] unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s righteous. [13] Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. [14] We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. [15] Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. [16] By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. [17] But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him? [18] My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. [19] And by this we know that we are of the truth and persuade our hearts before him, [20] because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. [21] Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; [22] so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. [23] This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded. [24] He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.
King James Version
[1] Behold, G1492 what manner G4217 of love G26 the G3588 Father G3962 hath bestowed G1325 upon us, G2254 that G2443 we should be called G2564 the sons G5043 of God: G2316 therefore G1223 G5124 the G3588 world G2889 knoweth G1097 us G2248 not, G3756 because G3754 it knew G1097 him G846 not. G3756 [2] Beloved, G27 now G3568 are we G2070 the sons G5043 of God, G2316 and G2532 it G5319 doth not yet G3768 appear G5319 what G5101 we shall be: G2071 but G1161 we know G1492 that, G3754 when G1437 he shall appear, G5319 we shall be G2071 like G3664 him; G846 for G3754 we shall see G3700 him G846 as G2531 he is. G2076 [3] And G2532 every man G3956 that G3588 hath G2192 this G3778 hope G1680 in G1909 him G846 purifieth G48 himself, G1438 even as G2531 he G1565 is G2076 pure. G53 [4] Whosoever G3956 committeth G4160 sin G266 transgresseth G4160 also G2532 the G3588 law: G458 for G2532 sin G266 is G2076 the G3588 transgression of the law. G458 [5] And G2532 ye know G1492 that G3754 he G1565 was manifested G5319 to G2443 take away G142 our G2257 sins; G266 and G2532 in G1722 him G846 is G2076 no G3756 sin. G266 [6] Whosoever G3956 abideth G3306 in G1722 him G846 sinneth G264 not: G3756 whosoever G3956 sinneth G264 hath G3708 not G3756 seen G3708 him, G846 neither G3761 known G1097 him. G846 [7] Little children, G5040 let G4105 no man G3367 deceive G4105 you: G5209 he that G3588 doeth G4160 righteousness G1343 is G2076 righteous, G1342 even as G2531 he G1565 is G2076 righteous. G1342 [8] He that G3588 committeth G4160 sin G266 is G2076 of G1537 the G3588 devil; G1228 for G3754 the G3588 devil G1228 sinneth G264 from G575 the beginning. G746 For G1519 this G5124 purpose the G3588 Son G5207 of God G2316 was manifested, G5319 that G2443 he might destroy G3089 the G3588 works G2041 of the G3588 devil. G1228 [9] Whosoever G3956 is born G1080 of G1537 God G2316 doth not G3756 commit G4160 sin; G266 for G3754 his G846 seed G4690 remaineth G3306 in G1722 him: G846 and G2532 he cannot G3756 G1410 sin, G264 because G3754 he is born G1080 of G1537 God. G2316 [10] In G1722 this G5129 the G3588 children G5043 of God G2316 are G2076 manifest, G5318 and G2532 the G3588 children G5043 of the G3588 devil: G1228 whosoever G3956 doeth G4160 not G3361 righteousness G1343 is G2076 not G3756 of G1537 God, G2316 neither G2532 he that G3588 loveth G25 not G3361 his G846 brother. G80 [11] For G3754 this G3778 is G2076 the G3588 message G31§ that G3739 ye heard G191 from G575 the beginning, G746 that G2443 we should love G25 one another. G240 [12] Not G3756 as G2531 Cain, G2535 who was G2258 of G1537 that G3588 wicked one, G4190 and G2532 slew G4969 his G846 brother. G80 And G2532 wherefore G5484 G5101 slew G4969 he G4969 him? G846 Because G3754 his own G846 works G2041 were G2258 evil, G4190 and G1161 his G846 brother’s G80 righteous. G1342 [13] Marvel G2296 not, G3361 my G3450 brethren, G80 if G1487 the G3588 world G2889 hate G3404 you. G5209 [14] We G2249 know G1492 that G3754 we have passed G3327 from G1537 death G2288 unto G1519 life, G2222 because G3754 we love G25 the G3588 brethren. G80 He that G3588 loveth G25 not G3361 his brother G80 abideth G3306 in G1722 death. G2288 [15] Whosoever G3956 hateth G3404 his G846 brother G80 is G2076 a murderer: G443 and G2532 ye know G1492 that G3754 no G3956 G3756 murderer G443 hath G2192 eternal G166 life G2222 abiding G3306 in G1722 him. G846 [16] Hereby G1722 G5129 perceive we G1097 the G3588 love G26 G2316 of God, because G3754 he G1565 laid down G5087 his G846 life G5590 for G5228 us: G2257 and G2532 we G2249 ought G3784 to lay down G5087 our lives G5590 for G5228 the G3588 brethren. G80 [17] But G1161 whoso G3739 G302 hath G2192 this G3588 world’s G2889 good, G979 and G2532 seeth G2334 his G846 brother G80 have G2192 need, G5532 and G2532 shutteth up G2808 his G846 bowels G4698 of compassion from G575 him, G846 how G4459 dwelleth G3306 the G3588 love G26 of God G2316 in G1722 him? G846 [18] My G3450 little children, G5040 let us G25 not G3361 love G25 in word, G3056 neither G3366 in tongue; G1100 but G235 in deed G2041 and G2532 in truth. G225 [19] And G2532 hereby G1722 G5129 we know G1097 that G3754 we are G2070 of G1537 the G3588 truth, G225 and G2532 shall assure G3982§ our G2257 hearts G2588 before G1715 him. G846 [20] For G3754 if G1437 our G3588 heart G2588 condemn G2607 us, G2257 G3754 God G2316 is G2076 greater G3187 than our G2257 heart, G2588 and G2532 knoweth G1097 all things. G3956 [21] Beloved, G27 if G1437 our G2257 heart G2588 condemn G2607 us G2257 not, G3361 then have we G2192 confidence G3954 toward G4314 God. G2316 [22] And G2532 whatsoever G3739 G1437 we ask, G154 we receive G2983 of G3844 him, G846 because G3754 we keep G5083 his G846 commandments, G1785 and G2532 do G4160 those things G3588 that are pleasing G701 in G1799 his G846 sight. G1799 [23] And G2532 this G3778 is G2076 his G846 commandment, G1785 That G2443 we should believe G4100 on the G3588 name G3686 of his G846 Son G5207 Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 and G2532 love G25 one another, G240 as G2531 he gave G1325 us G2254 commandment. G1785 [24] And G2532 he that G3588 keepeth G5083 his G846 commandments G1785 dwelleth G3306 in G1722 him, G846 and G2532 he G846 in G1722 him. G846 And G2532 hereby G1722 G5129 we know G1097 that G3754 he abideth G3306 in G1722 us, G2254 by G1537 the G3588 Spirit G4151 which G3739 he hath given G1325 us. G2254

Footnotes

  1. § 3:11 Or, commandment
  2. § 3:19 Gr. persuade
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἴδετε G1492 ποταπὴν G4217 ἀγάπην G26 δέδωκεν G1325 ἡμῖν G2254 ὁ G3588 πατήρ, G3962 ἵνα G2443 τέκνα G5043 θεοῦ G2316 ‡κληθῶμεν. G2564 Διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ὁ G3588 κόσμος G2889 οὐ G3756 γινώσκει G1097 ‡ὑμᾶς, G5209 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνω G1097 αὐτόν. G846 [2] Ἀγαπητοί, G27 νῦν G3568 τέκνα G5043 θεοῦ G2316 ἐσμέν, G2070 καὶ G2532 οὔπω G3768 ἐφανερώθη G5319 τί G5101 ἐσόμεθα· G2071 οἴδαμεν G1492 ‡δὲ G1161 ὅτι G3754 ἐὰν G1437 φανερωθῇ, G5319 ὅμοιοι G3664 αὐτῷ G846 ἐσόμεθα, G2071 ὅτι G3754 ὀψόμεθα G3700 αὐτὸν G846 καθώς G2531 ἐστιν. G2076 [3] Καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἔχων G2192 τὴν G3588 ἐλπίδα G1680 ταύτην G3778 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῷ G846 ἁγνίζει G48 ἑαυτόν, G1438 καθὼς G2531 ἐκεῖνος G1565 ἁγνός G53 ἐστιν. G2076 [4] Πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ποιῶν G4160 τὴν G3588 ἁμαρτίαν, G266 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ἀνομίαν G458 ποιεῖ· G4160 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἁμαρτία G266 ἐστὶν G2076 ἡ G3588 ἀνομία. G458 [5] Καὶ G2532 οἴδατε G1492 ὅτι G3754 ἐκεῖνος G1565 ἐφανερώθη, G5319 ἵνα G2443 τὰς G3588 ἁμαρτίας G266 ‡ἡμῶν G2257 ἄρῃ· G142 καὶ G2532 ἁμαρτία G266 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν. G2076 [6] Πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 μένων G3306 οὐχ G3756 ἁμαρτάνει· G264 ‡πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἁμαρτάνων G264 οὐχ G3756 ἑώρακεν G3708 αὐτόν, G846 οὐδὲ G3761 ἔγνωκεν G1097 αὐτόν. G846 [7] ‡Τεκνία, G5040 μηδεὶς G3367 πλανάτω G4105 ὑμᾶς· G5209 ὁ G3588 ποιῶν G4160 τὴν G3588 δικαιοσύνην G1343 δίκαιός G1342 ἐστιν, G2076 καθὼς G2531 ἐκεῖνος G1565 δίκαιός G1342 ἐστιν· G2076 [8] ὁ G3588 ποιῶν G4160 τὴν G3588 ἁμαρτίαν G266 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 διαβόλου G1228 ἐστίν, G2076 ὅτι G3754 ἀπ’ G575 ἀρχῆς G746 ὁ G3588 διάβολος G1228 ἁμαρτάνει. G264 Εἰς G1519 τοῦτο G5124 ἐφανερώθη G5319 ὁ G3588 υἱὸς G5207 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 ἵνα G2443 λύσῃ G3089 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 τοῦ G3588 διαβόλου. G1228 [9] Πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 γεγεννημένος G1080 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἁμαρτίαν G266 οὐ G3756 ποιεῖ, G4160 ὅτι G3754 σπέρμα G4690 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 μένει· G3306 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 δύναται G1410 ἁμαρτάνειν, G264 ὅτι G3754 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 γεγέννηται. G1080 [10] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 φανερά G5318 ἐστιν G2076 τὰ G3588 τέκνα G5043 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 τέκνα G5043 τοῦ G3588 διαβόλου· G1228 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 μὴ G3361 ποιῶν G4160 δικαιοσύνην G1343 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀγαπῶν G25 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ. G846 [11] Ὅτι G3754 αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 ἡ G3588 ἀγγελία G31 ἣν G3739 ἠκούσατε G191 ἀπ’ G575 ἀρχῆς, G746 ἵνα G2443 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 ἀλλήλους· G240 [12] οὐ G3756 καθὼς G2531 Κάϊν G2535 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 πονηροῦ G4190 ἦν, G2258 καὶ G2532 ἔσφαξεν G4969 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ. G846 Καὶ G2532 χάριν G5484 τίνος G5101 ἔσφαξεν G4969 αὐτόν; G846 Ὅτι G3754 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 αὐτοῦ G846 πονηρὰ G4190 ἦν, G2258 τὰ G3588 δὲ G1161 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 αὐτοῦ G846 δίκαια. G1342 [13] ‡Μὴ G3361 θαυμάζετε, G2296 ἀδελφοί G80 ‡μου, G3450 εἰ G1487 μισεῖ G3404 ὑμᾶς G5209 ὁ G3588 κόσμος· G2889 [14] ἡμεῖς G2249 οἴδαμεν G1492 ὅτι G3754 μεταβεβήκαμεν G3327 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θανάτου G2288 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 ζωήν, G2222 ὅτι G3754 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφούς. G80 Ὁ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀγαπῶν G25 ‡τὸν G3588 ἀδελφόν, G80 μένει G3306 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θανάτῳ. G2288 [15] Πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 μισῶν G3404 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀνθρωποκτόνος G443 ἐστίν· G2076 καὶ G2532 οἴδατε G1492 ὅτι G3754 πᾶς G3956 ἀνθρωποκτόνος G443 οὐκ G3756 ἔχει G2192 ζωὴν G2222 αἰώνιον G166 ἐν G1722 ‡ἑαυτῷ G1438 μένουσαν. G3306 [16] Ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 ἐγνώκαμεν G1097 τὴν G3588 ‡ἀγάπην, G26 ὅτι G3754 ἐκεῖνος G1565 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἡμῶν G2257 τὴν G3588 ψυχὴν G5590 αὐτοῦ G846 ἔθηκεν· G5087 καὶ G2532 ἡμεῖς G2249 ὀφείλομεν G3784 ὑπὲρ G5228 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 τὰς G3588 ψυχὰς G5590 ‡τιθέναι. G5087 [17] Ὃς G3739 δ’ G1161 ἂν G302 ἔχῃ G2192 τὸν G3588 βίον G979 τοῦ G3588 κόσμου, G2889 καὶ G2532 θεωρῇ G2334 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 χρείαν G5532 ἔχοντα, G2192 καὶ G2532 κλείσῃ G2808 τὰ G3588 σπλάγχνα G4698 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ, G846 πῶς G4459 ἡ G3588 ἀγάπη G26 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 μένει G3306 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ; G846 [18] Τεκνία G5040 ‡μου, G3450 μὴ G3361 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 λόγῳ G3056 μηδὲ G3366 ‡τῇ G3588 γλώσσῃ, G1100 ‡ἀλλ’ G235 ἐν G1722 ἔργῳ G2041 καὶ G2532 ἀληθείᾳ. G225 [19] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 ‡γινώσκομεν G1097 ὅτι G3754 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 ἀληθείας G225 ἐσμέν, G2070 καὶ G2532 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 αὐτοῦ G846 ‡πείσομεν G3982 ‡τὰς G3588 καρδίας G2588 ἡμῶν, G2257 [20] ὅτι G3754 ἐὰν G1437 καταγινώσκῃ G2607 ἡμῶν G2257 ἡ G3588 καρδία, G2588 ὅτι G3754 μείζων G3187 ἐστὶν G2076 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τῆς G3588 καρδίας G2588 ἡμῶν, G2257 καὶ G2532 γινώσκει G1097 πάντα. G3956 [21] Ἀγαπητοί, G27 ἐὰν G1437 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 ‡ἡμῶν G2257 μὴ G3361 καταγινώσκῃ G2607 ἡμῶν, G2257 παρρησίαν G3954 ἔχομεν G2192 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεόν, G2316 [22] καὶ G2532 ὃ G3739 ‡ἐὰν G1437 αἰτῶμεν, G154 λαμβάνομεν G2983 ‡παρ’ G3844 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὅτι G3754 τὰς G3588 ἐντολὰς G1785 αὐτοῦ G846 τηροῦμεν, G5083 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἀρεστὰ G701 ἐνώπιον G1799 αὐτοῦ G846 ποιοῦμεν. G4160 [23] Καὶ G2532 αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 ἡ G3588 ἐντολὴ G1785 αὐτοῦ, G846 ἵνα G2443 ‡πιστεύσωμεν G4100 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 τοῦ G3588 υἱοῦ G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 καὶ G2532 ἀγαπῶμεν G25 ἀλλήλους, G240 καθὼς G2531 ἔδωκεν G1325 ‡ἐντολήν. G1785 [24] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 τηρῶν G5083 τὰς G3588 ἐντολὰς G1785 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 μένει, G3306 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ. G846 ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 γινώσκομεν G1097 ὅτι G3754 μένει G3306 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν, G2254 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 πνεύματος G4151 οὗ G3739 ἡμῖν G2254 ἔδωκεν. G1325

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1a κληθῶμεν ¦ κληθῶμεν καί ἐσμέν
  2. ‡ 3:1b ὑμᾶς ¦ ἡμᾶς
  3. ‡ 3:2 δὲ ¦
  4. ‡ 3:5 ἡμῶν ¦
  5. ‡ 3:6 πᾶς ¦ καὶ πᾶς
  6. ‡ 3:7 Τεκνία ¦ Παιδία
  7. ‡ 3:13a Μὴ ¦ Καὶ μὴ ¦ [Καὶ] μὴ
  8. ‡ 3:13b μου ¦
  9. ‡ 3:14 τὸν ἀδελφόν ¦
  10. ‡ 3:15 ἑαυτῷ ¦ αὐτῷ
  11. ‡ 3:16a ἀγάπην ¦ ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ
  12. ‡ 3:16b τιθέναι ¦ θεῖναι
  13. ‡ 3:18a μου ¦
  14. ‡ 3:18b τῇ γλώσσῃ ἀλλ’ ἐν ¦ γλώσσῃ ἀλλ’
  15. ‡ 3:18c ἀλλ’ ¦ ἀλλὰ
  16. ‡ 3:19a Καὶ ¦ [] ¦
  17. ‡ 3:19b γινώσκομεν ¦ γνωσόμεθα
  18. ‡ 3:19c πείσομεν ¦ πείσωμεν
  19. ‡ 3:19d τὰς καρδίας ¦ τὴν καρδίαν
  20. ‡ 3:21 ἡμῶν μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ἡμῶν ¦ μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ἡμῶν ¦ ἡμῶν μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ¦ [ἡμῶν] μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ¦ μὴ καταγινώσκῃ
  21. ‡ 3:22a ἐὰν ¦ ἂν
  22. ‡ 3:22b παρ’ ¦ ἀπ’
  23. ‡ 3:23a πιστεύσωμεν ¦ πιστεύωμεν
  24. ‡ 3:23b ἐντολήν ¦ ἐντολὴν ἡμῖν
  25. ‡ 3:24 Καὶ ¦