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World English Bible

1 John 3 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 John 3 (KJVS)

[1] Behold, () what manner of love the Father hath bestowed () upon us, that we should be called () the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth () us not, because it knew () him not.
[2] Beloved, now are we () the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear () what we shall be: () but we know () that, when he shall appear, () we shall be () like him; for we shall see () him as he is. ()
[3] And every man that hath () this hope in him purifieth () himself, even as he is () pure.
[4] Whosoever committeth () sin transgresseth () also the law: for sin is () the transgression of the law.
[5] And ye know () that he was manifested () to take away () our sins; and in him is () no sin.
[6] Whosoever abideth () in him sinneth () not: whosoever sinneth () hath not seen () him, neither known () him.
[7] Little children, let no man deceive () you: he that doeth () righteousness is () righteous, even as he is () righteous.
[8] He that committeth () sin is () of the devil; for the devil sinneth () from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, () that he might destroy () the works of the devil.
[9] Whosoever is born () of God doth () not commit sin; for his seed remaineth () in him: and he cannot () sin, () because he is born () of God.
[10] In this the children of God are () manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth () not righteousness is () not of God, neither he that loveth () not his brother.
[11] For this is () the message that ye heard () from the beginning, that we should love () one another.
[12] Not as Cain, who was () of that wicked one, and slew () his brother. And wherefore slew () he him? Because his own works were () evil, and his brother’s righteous.
[13] Marvel () not, my brethren, if the world hate () you.
[14] We know () that we have passed () from death unto life, because we love () the brethren. He that loveth () not his brother abideth () in death.
[15] Whosoever hateth () his brother is () a murderer: and ye know () that no murderer hath () eternal life abiding () in him.
[16] Hereby perceive we () the love of God, because he laid down () his life for us: and we ought () to lay down () our lives for the brethren.
[17] But whoso hath () this world’s good, and seeth () his brother have () need, and shutteth up () his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth () the love of God in him?
[18] My little children, let us not love () in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
[19] And hereby we know () that we are () of the truth, and shall assure () our hearts before him.
[20] For if our heart condemn us, () God is () greater than our heart, and knoweth () all things.
[21] Beloved, if our heart condemn () us not, then have we () confidence toward God.
[22] And whatsoever we ask, () we receive () of him, because we keep () his commandments, and do () those things that are pleasing in his sight.
[23] And this is () his commandment, That we should believe () on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love () one another, as he gave () us commandment.
[24] And he that keepeth () his commandments dwelleth () in him, and he in him. And hereby we know () that he abideth () in us, by the Spirit which he hath given () us.

1 John 3:11 Or, commandment
1 John 3:19 Gr. persuade

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 John 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ἴδετε () ποταπὴν () ἀγάπην () δέδωκεν () ἡμῖν () ὁ () πατήρ, () ἵνα () τέκνα () θεοῦ () κληθῶμεν. () Διὰ () τοῦτο () ὁ () κόσμος () οὐ () γινώσκει () ὑμᾶς, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔγνω () αὐτόν. ()
[2] Ἀγαπητοί, () νῦν () τέκνα () θεοῦ () ἐσμέν, () καὶ () οὔπω () ἐφανερώθη () τί () ἐσόμεθα· () οἴδαμεν () δὲ () ὅτι () ἐὰν () φανερωθῇ, () ὅμοιοι () αὐτῷ () ἐσόμεθα, () ὅτι () ὀψόμεθα () αὐτὸν () καθώς () ἐστιν. ()
[3] Καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () ἔχων () τὴν () ἐλπίδα () ταύτην () ἐπ’ () αὐτῷ () ἁγνίζει () ἑαυτόν, () καθὼς () ἐκεῖνος () ἁγνός () ἐστιν. ()
[4] Πᾶς () ὁ () ποιῶν () τὴν () ἁμαρτίαν, () καὶ () τὴν () ἀνομίαν () ποιεῖ· () καὶ () ἡ () ἁμαρτία () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἀνομία. ()
[5] Καὶ () οἴδατε () ὅτι () ἐκεῖνος () ἐφανερώθη, () ἵνα () τὰς () ἁμαρτίας () ἡμῶν () ἄρῃ· () καὶ () ἁμαρτία () ἐν () αὐτῷ () οὐκ () ἔστιν. ()
[6] Πᾶς () ὁ () ἐν () αὐτῷ () μένων () οὐχ () ἁμαρτάνει· () πᾶς () ὁ () ἁμαρτάνων () οὐχ () ἑώρακεν () αὐτόν, () οὐδὲ () ἔγνωκεν () αὐτόν. ()
[7] Τεκνία, () μηδεὶς () πλανάτω () ὑμᾶς· () ὁ () ποιῶν () τὴν () δικαιοσύνην () δίκαιός () ἐστιν, () καθὼς () ἐκεῖνος () δίκαιός () ἐστιν· ()
[8] ὁ () ποιῶν () τὴν () ἁμαρτίαν () ἐκ () τοῦ () διαβόλου () ἐστίν, () ὅτι () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς () ὁ () διάβολος () ἁμαρτάνει. () Εἰς () τοῦτο () ἐφανερώθη () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἵνα () λύσῃ () τὰ () ἔργα () τοῦ () διαβόλου. ()
[9] Πᾶς () ὁ () γεγεννημένος () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἁμαρτίαν () οὐ () ποιεῖ, () ὅτι () σπέρμα () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () αὐτῷ () μένει· () καὶ () οὐ () δύναται () ἁμαρτάνειν, () ὅτι () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () γεγέννηται. ()
[10] Ἐν () τούτῳ () φανερά () ἐστιν () τὰ () τέκνα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () τὰ () τέκνα () τοῦ () διαβόλου· () πᾶς () ὁ () μὴ () ποιῶν () δικαιοσύνην () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () καὶ () ὁ () μὴ () ἀγαπῶν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ. ()
[11] Ὅτι () αὕτη () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἀγγελία () ἣν () ἠκούσατε () ἀπ’ () ἀρχῆς, () ἵνα () ἀγαπῶμεν () ἀλλήλους· ()
[12] οὐ () καθὼς () Κάϊν () ἐκ () τοῦ () πονηροῦ () ἦν, () καὶ () ἔσφαξεν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ. () Καὶ () χάριν () τίνος () ἔσφαξεν () αὐτόν; () Ὅτι () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτοῦ () πονηρὰ () ἦν, () τὰ () δὲ () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () αὐτοῦ () δίκαια. ()
[13] Μὴ () θαυμάζετε, () ἀδελφοί () μου, () εἰ () μισεῖ () ὑμᾶς () ὁ () κόσμος· ()
[14] ἡμεῖς () οἴδαμεν () ὅτι () μεταβεβήκαμεν () ἐκ () τοῦ () θανάτου () εἰς () τὴν () ζωήν, () ὅτι () ἀγαπῶμεν () τοὺς () ἀδελφούς. () Ὁ () μὴ () ἀγαπῶν () τὸν () ἀδελφόν, () μένει () ἐν () τῷ () θανάτῳ. ()
[15] Πᾶς () ὁ () μισῶν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἀνθρωποκτόνος () ἐστίν· () καὶ () οἴδατε () ὅτι () πᾶς () ἀνθρωποκτόνος () οὐκ () ἔχει () ζωὴν () αἰώνιον () ἐν () ἑαυτῷ () μένουσαν. ()
[16] Ἐν () τούτῳ () ἐγνώκαμεν () τὴν () ἀγάπην, () ὅτι () ἐκεῖνος () ὑπὲρ () ἡμῶν () τὴν () ψυχὴν () αὐτοῦ () ἔθηκεν· () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () ὀφείλομεν () ὑπὲρ () τῶν () ἀδελφῶν () τὰς () ψυχὰς () τιθέναι. ()
[17] Ὃς () δ’ () ἂν () ἔχῃ () τὸν () βίον () τοῦ () κόσμου, () καὶ () θεωρῇ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () χρείαν () ἔχοντα, () καὶ () κλείσῃ () τὰ () σπλάγχνα () αὐτοῦ () ἀπ’ () αὐτοῦ, () πῶς () ἡ () ἀγάπη () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μένει () ἐν () αὐτῷ; ()
[18] Τεκνία () μου, () μὴ () ἀγαπῶμεν () λόγῳ () μηδὲ () τῇ () γλώσσῃ, () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () ἔργῳ () καὶ () ἀληθείᾳ. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἐν () τούτῳ () γινώσκομεν () ὅτι () ἐκ () τῆς () ἀληθείας () ἐσμέν, () καὶ () ἔμπροσθεν () αὐτοῦ () πείσομεν () τὰς () καρδίας () ἡμῶν, ()
[20] ὅτι () ἐὰν () καταγινώσκῃ () ἡμῶν () ἡ () καρδία, () ὅτι () μείζων () ἐστὶν () ὁ () θεὸς () τῆς () καρδίας () ἡμῶν, () καὶ () γινώσκει () πάντα. ()
[21] Ἀγαπητοί, () ἐὰν () ἡ () καρδία () ἡμῶν () μὴ () καταγινώσκῃ () ἡμῶν, () παρρησίαν () ἔχομεν () πρὸς () τὸν () θεόν, ()
[22] καὶ () ὃ () ἐὰν () αἰτῶμεν, () λαμβάνομεν () παρ’ () αὐτοῦ, () ὅτι () τὰς () ἐντολὰς () αὐτοῦ () τηροῦμεν, () καὶ () τὰ () ἀρεστὰ () ἐνώπιον () αὐτοῦ () ποιοῦμεν. ()
[23] Καὶ () αὕτη () ἐστὶν () ἡ () ἐντολὴ () αὐτοῦ, () ἵνα () πιστεύσωμεν () τῷ () ὀνόματι () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () αὐτοῦ () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ, () καὶ () ἀγαπῶμεν () ἀλλήλους, () καθὼς () ἔδωκεν () ἐντολήν. ()
[24] Καὶ () ὁ () τηρῶν () τὰς () ἐντολὰς () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () αὐτῷ () μένει, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἐν () αὐτῷ. () Καὶ () ἐν () τούτῳ () γινώσκομεν () ὅτι () μένει () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () ἐκ () τοῦ () πνεύματος () οὗ () ἡμῖν () ἔδωκεν. ()

1 John 3:1a κληθῶμεν ¦ CT κληθῶμεν καί ἐσμέν
1 John 3:1b ὑμᾶς ¦ CT PCK TR ἡμᾶς
1 John 3:2 δὲ ¦ CT om.
1 John 3:5 ἡμῶν ¦ CT om.
1 John 3:6 πᾶς ¦ PCK καὶ πᾶς
1 John 3:7 Τεκνία ¦ ECM NA28 Παιδία
1 John 3:13a Μὴ ¦ ECM NA28 Καὶ μὴ ¦ NA27 [Καὶ] μὴ
1 John 3:13b μου ¦ CT om.
1 John 3:14 τὸν ἀδελφόν ¦ CT om.
1 John 3:15 ἑαυτῷ ¦ ECM NA RPmg SBL TR WH αὐτῷ
1 John 3:16a ἀγάπην ¦ SCR ἀγάπην τοῦ θεοῦ
1 John 3:16b τιθέναι ¦ CT θεῖναι
1 John 3:18a μου ¦ CT om.
1 John 3:18b τῇ γλώσσῃ ἀλλ ἐν ¦ TR γλώσσῃ ἀλλ
1 John 3:18c ἀλλ ¦ NA27 SBL TH WH ἀλλὰ
1 John 3:19a Καὶ ¦ [NA27] ¦ SBL WH om.
1 John 3:19b γινώσκομεν ¦ CT γνωσόμεθα
1 John 3:19c πείσομεν ¦ PCK πείσωμεν
1 John 3:19d τὰς καρδίας ¦ ECM NA SBL WH τὴν καρδίαν
1 John 3:21 ἡμῶν μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ἡμῶν ¦ SBL TH μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ἡμῶν ¦ ECM NA28 ἡμῶν μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ¦ NA27 [ἡμῶν] μὴ καταγινώσκῃ ¦ WH μὴ καταγινώσκῃ
1 John 3:22a ἐὰν ¦ WH ἂν
1 John 3:22b παρ ¦ CT ἀπ
1 John 3:23a πιστεύσωμεν ¦ TH πιστεύωμεν
1 John 3:23b ἐντολήν ¦ CT TR ἐντολὴν ἡμῖν
1 John 3:24 Καὶ ¦ PCK om.

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.