Thematic Bible
1 John 3:1 (show verse)
See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. The world therefore knows us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 3:2 (show verse)
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be. We know, that if he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
1 John 3:3 (show verse)
And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, as he is pure.
1 John 3:4 (show verse)
Every one that commits sin commits also wickedness, and sin is wickedness.
1 John 3:5 (show verse)
And we know that he was manifested to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
1 John 3:6 (show verse)
No one that continues in him sins; no one that sins has seen him, or known him.
1 John 3:7 (show verse)
Little children, let no one deceive you. He that does righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous;
1 John 3:8 (show verse)
he that commits sin is of the devil, for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this was the Son of God manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:9 (show verse)
No one that has been born of God commits sin, for his seed continues in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
1 John 3:10 (show verse)
By this are the children of God manifest, and the children of the devil; no one that does not righteousness is of God, and no one that loves not his brother.
1 John 3:11 (show verse)
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning; that we should love one another;
1 John 3:12 (show verse)
not as Cain was of the evil one and killed his brother; and why did he kill him? because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
1 John 3:13 (show verse)
Wonder not, brothers, if the world hates you.
1 John 3:14 (show verse)
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers; he that loves not, continues in death.
1 John 3:15 (show verse)
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer; and we know that no murderer has eternal life continuing in him.
1 John 3:16 (show verse)
By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
1 John 3:17 (show verse)
And whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother have need, and withholds his compassions from him, how continues the love of God in him?
1 John 3:18 (show verse)
My little children, let us not love in word nor tongue, but in work and truth.
1 John 3:19 (show verse)
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;
1 John 3:20 (show verse)
for if our minds condemn us, God is greater than our minds and knows all things.
1 John 3:21 (show verse)
Beloved, if our minds do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,
1 John 3:22 (show verse)
and what we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 3:23 (show verse)
And this is his commandment; that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he gave commandment.
1 John 3:24 (show verse)
And he that keeps his commandments continues in him and he in him; and by this we know that he continues in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.