约翰壹书 3

1 你们看，父赐给我们的是怎样的爱，就是让我们可以称为 神的儿女，我们也真是他的儿女。因此，世人不认识我们，是因为他们不认识父。2 亲爱的，现在我们是 神的儿女，将来怎样，还没有显明；然而我们知道：主若显现，我们必要像他，因为我们必要看见他本来是怎样的。3 凡对他存着这盼望的，就洁净自己，像他一样的洁净。4 凡是犯罪的，就是作了不法的事；罪就是不法。5 你们知道主曾经显现，为要除掉罪，他自己却没有罪。6 凡是住在他里面的，就不犯罪；凡犯罪的，是未曾见过他，也不认识他。7 孩子们，不要受人欺骗，行义的才是义人，正如主是公义的。8 犯罪的是出于魔鬼，因为魔鬼从起初就犯罪。因此， 神的儿子显现了，是要除灭魔鬼的作为。9 凡是从 神生的，就不犯罪，因为 神的生命在他里面；他也不能犯罪，因为他是从 神生的。10 这样，谁是 神的儿女，谁是魔鬼的儿女，就很明显了。凡不行义的，就不是出于 神，不爱弟兄的，也是这样。
应当彼此相爱11 我们应当彼此相爱，因为这是你们从起初听见的信息。12 不要像该隐，他是属于那恶者的，他又杀了自己的弟弟。为甚么杀他呢？因为他自己的行为是恶的，弟弟的行为是义的。13 弟兄们，世人若恨你们，不要希奇。14 我们因为爱弟兄，就知道我们已经出死入生了；不爱弟兄的，仍然住在死中。15 凡恨弟兄的，就是杀人的。你们知道，杀人的在他里面没有永生。16 主为我们舍命，这样，我们就知道甚么是爱；我们也应当为弟兄舍命。17 凡有世上财物的，看见弟兄穷乏，却硬着心肠不理，他怎能说他心里有 神的爱呢？18 孩子们，我们爱人，不要只在言语和舌头上，总要在行动和真诚上表现出来。
在 神面前可以坦然无惧19-20 这样，我们就知道我们是属于真理的。即使我们的心责备我们，在 神面前我们也可以心安理得，因为他比我们的心大，他知道一切。21 亲爱的，我们的心若不责备我们，在 神面前我们就可以坦然无惧了。22 凡我们所求的，就必从他得着，因为我们遵守他的命令，作他所喜悦的事。23 神的命令，就是要我们信他的儿子耶稣基督的名，并且照着他的吩咐彼此相爱。24 凡是遵守 神命令的，就住在 神里面， 神也住在他里面。凭着 神所赐给我们的圣灵，我们就可以知道 神住在我们里面。

1 John 3

1 (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: thatt we should be called God’s children – and indeedt we are!st For this reasont the world does not know us: because it did not know him.s2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will bets has not yet been revealed. West know thatt whenevert itt is revealeds we will be like him, becauset we will see him just as he is.s

3 And everyone who has this hope focusedt on him purifiess himself, just as Jesust is pure).s
4 Everyone who practices sins also practices lawlessness;s indeed,t sin is lawlessness.5 And you know that Jesusts was revealed to take awayt sins, and in him there is no sin.6 Everyone who residest in him does not sin;ts everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousnesss is righteous, just as Jesust is righteous.8 The one who practices sin is of the devil,s because the devil has been sinningt from the beginning. For this purposet the Son of God was revealed: to destroyt the works of the devil.9 Everyone who has been fatheredt by God does not practice sin,ts becauset God’st seedt resides in him, and thust he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.

10 By thist the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Everyone who does not practice righteousness – the one who does not love his fellow Christiants – is not of God.

God Is Love, So We Must Love One Another

11 Fort this is the gospelt messaget that you have heard from the beginning: that we should love one another,s

12 not like Cains who was of the evil one and brutallyt murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.
13 Therefore do not be surprised, brothers and sisters,t if the world hates you.s14 We know thatt we have crossed overts from death to lifes becauset we love our fellow Christians.ts The one who does not love remains in death.s15 Everyone who hates his fellow Christiant is a murderer,s and you know that no murderer has eternal life residingt in him.16 We have come to know love by this:t that Jesust laid downs his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

17 But whoever has the world’s possessionsts and sees his fellow Christiant in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of Godts resides in such a person?s
18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.s19 And by thists we will know that we are of the truth and will convincet our consciencet in his presence,t20 thatt if our conscience condemnst us, thatt God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.21 Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,22 andt whatever we ask we receive from him, becauset we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.23 Nowt this is his commandment:ts that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gaves us the commandment.

24 And the person who keeps his commandments residests in God,t and Godt in him. Now by thist we know that Godt resides in us: by the Spirit he has given us.