1 John 3

NASB

1 John 3

Children of God Love One Another

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1} See ^(a)^(A)how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called ^(B)children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because ^(C)it did not know Him. ^{Tools
2} ^(D)Beloved, now we are ^(E)children of God, and ^(F)it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He ^(G)appears, we will be ^(H)like Him, because we will ^(I)see Him just as He is. ^{Tools
3} And everyone who has this ^(J)hope fixed on Him ^(K)purifies himself, just as He is pure.

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4} Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and ^(L)sin is lawlessness. ^{Tools
5} You know that He ^(M)appeared in order to ^(N)take away sins; and ^(O)in Him there is no sin. ^{Tools
6} No one who abides in Him ^(P)sins; no one who sins has seen Him or ^(b)^(Q)knows Him. ^{Tools
7} ^(R)Little children, make sure no one ^(S)deceives you; ^(T)the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; ^{Tools
8} the one who practices sin is ^(U)of the devil; for the devil ^(c)has sinned from the beginning. ^(V)The Son of God ^(W)appeared for this purpose, ^(X)to destroy the works of the devil. ^{Tools
9} No one who is ^(d)^(Y)born of God ^(Z)practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is ^(e)born of God. ^{Tools
10} By this the ^(AA)children of God and the ^(AB)children of the devil are obvious: ^(f)anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who ^(AC)does not love his ^(AD)brother.

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11} ^(AE)For this is the message ^(AF)which you have heard from the beginning, ^(AG)that we should love one another; ^{Tools
12} not as ^(AH)Cain, who was of ^(AI)the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because ^(AJ)his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

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13} Do not be surprised, brethren, if ^(AK)the world hates you. ^{Tools
14} We know that we have ^(AL)passed out of death into life, ^(AM)because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death. ^{Tools
15} Everyone who ^(AN)hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that ^(AO)no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. ^{Tools
16} We know love by this, that ^(AP)He laid down His life for us; and ^(AQ)we ought to lay down our lives for the ^(AR)brethren. ^{Tools
17} But ^(AS)whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and ^(AT)closes his ^(g)heart ^(h)against him, ^(AU)how does the love of God abide in him? ^{Tools
18} ^(AV)Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and ^(AW)truth. ^{Tools
19} We will know by this that we are ^(AX)of the truth, and will ⁽ⁱ⁾assure our heart before Him ^{Tools
20} ^(j)in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things. ^{Tools
21} ^(AY)Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have ^(AZ)confidence ^(k)before God; ^{Tools
22} and ^(BA)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we ^(BB)keep His commandments and do ^(BC)the things that are pleasing in His sight.

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23} This is His commandment, that we ^(l)^(BD)believe in ^(BE)the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as ^(BF)He ^(m)commanded us. ^{Tools
24} The one who ^(BG)keeps His commandments ^(BH)abides in Him, and He in him. ^(BI)We know by this that ^(BJ)He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Footnotes:

a. 1 John 3:1: ['Lit ', what kind of love]

b. 1 John 3:6: ['Or ', has known]

c. 1 John 3:8: ['Lit ', sins]

d. 1 John 3:9: ['Or ', begotten]

e. 1 John 3:9: ['Or ', begotten]

f. 1 John 3:10: ['Lit ', everyone]

g. 1 John 3:17: ['Lit ', inward parts]

h. 1 John 3:17: ['Lit ', from]

i. 1 John 3:19: ['Lit ', persuade]

j. 1 John 3:20: ['Or ', that if our heart condemns us, that God...]

k. 1 John 3:21: ['Lit ', toward]

l. 1 John 3:23: ['Or ', believe the name]

m. 1 John 3:23: ['Lit ', gave us a commandment]

Cross references:

A. 1 John 3:1: John 3:16; 1 John 4:10

B. 1 John 3:1: John 1:12; John 11:52; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:2; 1 John 3:10

C. 1 John 3:1: John 15:18; John 15:21; John 16:3

D. 1 John 3:2: 1 John 2:7

E. 1 John 3:2: John 1:12; John 11:52; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 3:10

F. 1 John 3:2: Romans 8:19

G. 1 John 3:2: Luke 17:30; Colossians 3:4; 1 John 2:28

H. 1 John 3:2: Romans 8:29; 2 Peter 1:4

I. 1 John 3:2: John 17:24; 2 Corinthians 3:18

J. 1 John 3:3: Romans 15:12; 1 Peter 1:3

K. 1 John 3:3: John 17:19; 2 Corinthians 7:1

L. 1 John 3:4: Romans 4:15; 1 John 5:17

M. 1 John 3:5: 1 John 1:2; 1 John 3:8

N. 1 John 3:5: John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:18-20; 1 John 2:2

O. 1 John 3:5: 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 2:29

P. 1 John 3:6: 1 John 3:9

Q. 1 John 3:6: 1 John 2:3; 3 John 1:11

R. 1 John 3:7: 1 John 2:1

S. 1 John 3:7: 1 John 2:26

T. 1 John 3:7: 1 John 2:29

U. 1 John 3:8: Matthew 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10

V. 1 John 3:8: Matthew 4:3

W. 1 John 3:8: 1 John 3:5

X. 1 John 3:8: John 12:31; John 16:11

Y. 1 John 3:9: John 1:13; John 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 5:4; 1 John 5:18; 3 John 1:11

Z. 1 John 3:9: 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:6; 1 John 5:18

AA. 1 John 3:10: John 1:12; John 11:52; Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 3:2

AB. 1 John 3:10: Matthew 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8

AC. 1 John 3:10: Colossians 3:14; 1 Timothy 1:5; 1 John 4:8

AD. 1 John 3:10: 1 John 2:9

AE. 1 John 3:11: 1 John 1:5

AF. 1 John 3:11: 1 John 2:7

AG. 1 John 3:11: 1 John 4:7; 1 John 4:21; 2 John 1:5

AH. 1 John 3:12: Genesis 4:8

AI. 1 John 3:12: Matthew 5:37

AJ. 1 John 3:12: Psalm 38:20; Proverbs 29:10; John 8:40; John 8:41

AK. 1 John 3:13: John 15:18; John 17:14

AL. 1 John 3:14: John 5:24

AM. 1 John 3:14: John 13:35; 1 John 2:10

AN. 1 John 3:15: John 8:44

AO. 1 John 3:15: Revelation 21:8

AP. 1 John 3:16: John 10:11; John 15:13

AQ. 1 John 3:16: Philippians 2:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:8

AR. 1 John 3:16: 1 John 2:9

AT. 1 John 3:17: Deuteronomy 15:7

AU. 1 John 3:17: 1 John 4:20

AV. 1 John 3:18: 1 John 2:1; 1 John 3:7

AW. 1 John 3:18: 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1

AX. 1 John 3:19: 1 John 2:21

AY. 1 John 3:21: 1 John 3:2

AZ. 1 John 3:21: 1 John 2:28; 1 John 5:14

BA. 1 John 3:22: Matthew 7:7; Matthew 21:22; John 9:31

BB. 1 John 3:22: 1 John 2:3

BC. 1 John 3:22: John 8:29; Hebrews 13:21

BD. 1 John 3:23: John 6:29

BE. 1 John 3:23: John 1:12; John 2:23; John 3:18

BF. 1 John 3:23: John 13:34; John 15:12; 1 John 2:8

BG. 1 John 3:24: 1 John 2:3

BH. 1 John 3:24: John 6:56; John 10:38; 1 John 2:6; 1 John 2:24; 1 John 4:15

BI. 1 John 3:24: John 14:17; Romans 8:9; Romans 8:14; Romans 8:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 1 John 4:13

BJ. 1 John 3:24: 1 John 2:5