Berean Bible

1 John

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1 Behold what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God—and we are! Because of this, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. 3 And everyone having this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 4 Everyone committing sin also commits lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He appeared, so that He might take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. 6 Anyone abiding in Him does not sin; anyone sinning has not seen Him, nor has he known Him. 7 Little children, let no one lead you astray; the one practicing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 The one practicing sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed, so that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone having been born of God does not practice sin, because His seed abides in him, and he is not able to continue sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 Through this, the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: anyone not practicing righteousness is not of God, and also the one not loving his brother. 11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, 12 not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his works were evil, but those of his brother, righteous. 13 And do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one not loving abides in death. 15 Everyone hating his brother is a murderer; and you know that any murderer does not have eternal life abiding in him. 16 By this we have known love, because He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17 Now whoever might have the world’s goods, and might see his brother having need, and might close up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 Little children, we should love not in word, nor in tongue, but in action and in truth. 19 And by this we will know that we are of the truth, and we will assure our heart before Him, 20 that if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart should not condemn us, we have confidence toward God, 22 and whatever we might ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and we do the things pleasing before Him. 23 And this is His commandment, that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another, just as He gave the commandment to us. 24 And the one keeping His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us: by the Spirit whom He has given to us.
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