요한일서 3

1보라 아버지께서 어떠한 사랑을 우리에게 주사 하나님의 자녀라 일컬음을 얻게 하셨는고 우리가 그러하도다 그러므로 세상이 우리를 알지 못함은 그를 알지 못함이니라 2사랑하는 자들아 우리가 지금은 하나님의 자녀라 장래에 어떻게 될 것은 아직 나타나지 아니하였으나 그가 나타내심이 되면 우리가 그와 같을 줄을 아는 것은 그의 계신 그대로 볼 것을 인함이니 3주를 향하여 이 소망을 가진 자마다 그의 깨끗하심과 같이 자기를 깨끗하게 하느니라 4죄를 짓는 자마다 불법을 행하나니 죄는 불법이라 5그가 우리 죄를 없이 하려고 나타내신 바 된 것을 너희가 아나니 그에게는 죄가 없느니라 6그 안에 거하는 자마다 범죄하지 아니하나니 범죄하는 자마다 그를 보지도 못하였고 그를 알지도 못하였느니라 7자녀들아 아무도 너희를 미혹하지 못하게 하라 의를 행하는 자는 그의 의로우심과 같이 의롭고 8죄를 짓는 자는 마귀에게 속하나니 마귀는 처음부터 범죄함이니라 하나님의 아들이 나타나신 것은 마귀의 일을 멸하려 하심이니라 9하나님께로서 난 자마다 죄를 짓지 아니하나니 이는 하나님의 씨가 그의 속에 거함이요 저도 범죄치 못하는 것은 하나님께로서 났음이라 10이러므로 하나님의 자녀들과 마귀의 자녀들이 나타나나니 무릇 의를 행치 아니하는 자나 또는 그 형제를 사랑치 아니하는 자는 하나님께 속하지 아니하니라 11우리가 서로 사랑할지니 이는 너희가 처음부터 들은 소식이라 12가인 같이 하지 말라 저는 악한 자에게 속하여 그 아우를 죽였으니 어찐 연고로 죽였느뇨 자기의 행위는 악하고 그 아우의 행위는 의로움이니라 13형제들아 세상이 너희를 미워하거든 이상히 여기지 말라 14우리가 형제를 사랑함으로 사망에서 옮겨 생명으로 들어간 줄을 알거니와 사랑치 아니하는 자는 사망에 거하느니라 15그 형제를 미워하는 자마다 살인하는 자니 살인하는 자마다 영생이 그 속에 거하지 아니하는 것을 너희가 아는 바라 16그가 우리를 위하여 목숨을 버리셨으니 우리가 이로써 사랑을 알고 우리도 형제들을 위하여 목숨을 버리는 것이 마땅하니라 17누가 이 세상 재물을 가지고 형제의 궁핍함을 보고도 도와 줄 마음을 막으면 하나님의 사랑이 어찌 그 속에 거할까 보냐 18자녀들아 우리가 말과 혀로만 사랑하지 말고 오직 행함과 진실함으로 하자 19이로써 우리가 진리에 속한 줄을 알고 또 우리 마음을 주 앞에서 굳세게 하리로다 20우리 마음이 혹 우리를 책망할 일이 있거든 하물며 우리 마음보다 크시고 모든 것을 아시는 하나님일까 보냐 21사랑하는 자들아 만일 우리 마음이 우리를 책망할 것이 없으면 하나님 앞에서 담대함을 얻고 22무엇이든지 구하는 바를 그에게 받나니 이는 우리가 그의 계명들을 지키고 그 앞에서 기뻐하시는 것을 행함이라 23그의 계명은 이것이니 곧 그 아들 예수 그리스도의 이름을 믿고 그가 우리에게 주신 계명대로 서로 사랑할 것이니라 24그의 계명들을 지키는 자는 주 안에 거하고 주는 저 안에 거하시나니 우리에게 주신 성령으로 말미암아 그가 우리 안에 거하시는 줄을 우리가 아느니라

1See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. 2Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is. 3Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure. 4Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. 5You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin. 6Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him, neither knows him. 7Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. 10In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother. 11For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; 12unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous. 13Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. 14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death. 15Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. 16By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him? 18My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth. 19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him, 20because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; 22and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. 23This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded. 24He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

1Ziet, hoe grote liefde ons de Vader gegeven heeft, namelijk dat wij kinderen Gods genaamd zouden worden. Daarom kent ons de wereld niet, omdat zij Hem niet kent. 2Geliefden, nu zijn wij kinderen Gods, en het is nog niet geopenbaard, wat wij zijn zullen. Maar wij weten, dat als Hij zal geopenbaard zijn, wij Hem zullen gelijk wezen; want wij zullen Hem zien, gelijk Hij is. 3En een iegelijk, die deze hoop op Hem heeft, die reinigt zichzelven, gelijk Hij rein is. 4Een iegelijk, die de zonde doet, die doet ook de ongerechtigheid; want de zonde is de ongerechtigheid. 5En gij weet, dat Hij geopenbaard is, opdat Hij onze zonden zou wegnemen; en geen zonde is in Hem. 6Een iegelijk, die in Hem blijft, die zondigt niet; een iegelijk, die zondigt, die heeft Hem niet gezien, en heeft Hem niet gekend. 7Kinderkens, dat u niemand verleide. Die de rechtvaardigheid doet, die is rechtvaardig, gelijk Hij rechtvaardig is. 8Die de zonde doet, is uit den duivel; want de duivel zondigt van den beginne. Hiertoe is de Zoon van God geopenbaard, opdat Hij de werken des duivels verbreken zou. 9Een iegelijk, die uit God geboren is, die doet de zonde niet, want Zijn zaad blijft in hem; en hij kan niet zondigen, want hij is uit God geboren. 10Hierin zijn de kinderen Gods en de kinderen des duivels openbaar. Een iegelijk, die de rechtvaardigheid niet doet, die is niet uit God, en die zijn broeder niet liefheeft, 11Want dit is de verkondiging, die gij van den beginne gehoord hebt, dat wij elkander zouden liefhebben. 12Niet gelijk Kain, die uit den boze was, en zijn broeder doodsloeg; en om wat oorzaak sloeg hij hem dood? Omdat zijn werken boos waren, en van zijn broeder rechtvaardig. 13Verwondert u niet, mijn broeders, zo u de wereld haat. 14Wij weten, dat wij overgegaan zijn uit den dood in het leven, dewijl wij de broeders liefhebben; die zijn broeder niet liefheeft, blijft in den dood. 15Een iegelijk, die zijn broeder haat, is een doodslager; en gij weet, dat geen doodslager het eeuwige leven heeft in zich blijvende. 16Hieraan hebben wij de liefde gekend, dat Hij Zijn leven voor ons gesteld heeft; en wij zijn schuldig voor de broeders het leven te stellen. 17Zo wie nu het goed der wereld heeft, en ziet zijn broeder gebrek hebben, en sluit zijn hart toe voor hem, hoe blijft de liefde Gods in hem? 18Mijn kinderkens, laat ons niet liefhebben met den woorde, noch met de tong, maar met de daad en waarheid. 19En hieraan kennen wij, dat wij uit de waarheid zijn, en wij zullen onze harten verzekeren voor Hem. 20Want indien ons hart ons veroordeelt, God is meerder dan ons hart, en Hij kent alle dingen. 21Geliefden! Indien ons hart ons niet veroordeelt, zo hebben wij vrijmoedigheid tot God; 22En zo wat wij bidden, ontvangen wij van Hem, dewijl wij Zijn geboden bewaren, en doen, hetgeen behagelijk is voor Hem. 23En dit is Zijn gebod, dat wij geloven in den Naam van Zijn Zoon Jezus Christus, en elkander liefhebben, gelijk Hij ons een gebod gegeven heeft. 24En die Zijn geboden bewaart, blijft in Hem, en Hij in denzelven. En hieraan kennen wij, dat Hij in ons blijft, namelijk uit den Geest, Dien Hij ons gegeven heeft.