ABP - I John - 3

3:1  Behold! what kind of love [3has given 4to us 1the 2father], that [2children 3of God 1we should be called]. On account of this the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

3:2  Beloved, now [2children 3of God 1we are], and not yet was it manifested what we will be; but we know that if he should be manifested, [2likened 3to him 1we will be]; for we shall see him as he is.

3:3  And every one having this hope upon him, purifies himself, as that one is pure.

3:4  Every one committing sin, also [2lawlessness 1commits]; and sin is lawlessness.

3:5  And you know that that one was made manifest, that [2our sins 1he should lift away]; and sin [3in 4him 2not 1is].

3:6  Anyone [2in 3him 1abiding], does not sin; anyone sinning has not seen him nor has known him.

3:7  Sons, let no one mislead you! The one executing the righteousness is righteous, as that one is righteous.

3:8  The one committing sin [2of 3the 4devil 1is], for from the beginning the devil sins. For this [4was made manifest 1the 2son 3of God], that he should loosen the works of the devil.

3:9  Anyone engendered of God, [3sin 1does not 2commit], for his seed [2in 3him 1abides]; and he is not able to sin, because [2by 3God 1he has been engendered].

3:10  In this [4are apparent 1the 2children 3of God], and the children of the devil. Every one not executing righteousness is not of God, even the one not loving his brother.

3:11  For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

3:12  Not as Cain [2of 3the 4wicked one 1who was], and slew his brother. And for what favor did he slay him? because his works were wicked, but the ones of his brother righteous.

3:13  Do not marvel, my brethren, if [3detests 4you 1the 2world]!

3:14  We know that we have crossed over from death into life, for we love the brethren. The one not loving the brethren, abides in death.

3:15  Every one detesting his brother is a man-killer; and you know that every man-killer does not have life eternal [2in 3him 1abiding].

3:16  By this we have known the love of God, because that one [3for 4us 2his life 1placed]; and we ought [3for 4the 5brethren 2our lives 1to place].

3:17  But who ever should have the livelihood of the world, and should view his brother [2need 1having], and should lock up his feelings of compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

3:18  My sons, we should not love in word nor tongue, but in work and truth.

3:19  And in this we know that [2of 3the 4truth 1we are], and before him we shall yield our hearts.

3:20  For if [3should condemn 1our 2heart], know that [3greater than 2is 1God] our heart, and he knows all things.

3:21  Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, [2confidence 1we have] before God.

3:22  And what ever we should ask, we receive from him, for his commandments we keep, and the things pleasing before him we do.

3:23  And this is his commandment -- that we should believe in the name of his son Jesus Christ, and we should love one another, as he gave commandment.

3:24  And the one keeping his commandments [2in 3him 1abides], and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the spirit which he gave to us.