1Masdan ninyo kung gaanong pagibig ang ipinagkaloob sa atin ng Ama, upang tayo'y mangatawag na mga anak ng Dios; at tayo'y gayon nga. Dahil dito'y hindi tayo nakikilala ng sanglibutan, sapagka't siya'y hindi nakilala nito. 2Mga minamahal, ngayon ay mga anak tayo ng Dios, at hindi pa nahahayag kung magiging ano tayo. Nalalaman natin, na kung siya'y mahayag, tayo'y magiging katulad niya: sapagka't siya'y ating makikitang gaya ng kaniyang sarili. 3At sinomang mayroon ng pagasang ito sa kaniya ay naglilinis sa kaniyang sarili, gaya naman niyang malinis. 4Ang sinomang gumagawa ng kasalanan ay sumasalangsang din naman sa kautusan: at ang kasalanan ay ang pagsalangsang sa kautusan. 5At nalalaman ninyo na siya'y nahayag upang magalis ng mga kasalanan; at sa kaniya'y walang kasalanan. 6Ang sinomang nananahan sa kaniya ay hindi nagkakasala; sinomang nagkakasala ay hindi nakakita sa kaniya, ni hindi man nakakilala sa kaniya. 7Mumunti kong mga anak, huwag kayong padaya kanino man: ang gumagawa ng katuwiran ay matuwid, gaya niya na matuwid: 8Ang gumagawa ng kasalanan ay sa diablo; sapagka't buhat pa nang pasimula ay nagkakasala ang diablo. Sa bagay na ito'y nahayag ang Anak ng Dios, upang iwasak ang mga gawa ng diablo. 9Ang sinomang ipinanganak ng Dios ay hindi nagkakasala, sapagka't ang kaniyang binhi ay nananahan sa kaniya: at siya'y hindi maaaring magkasala, sapagka't siya'y ipinanganak ng Dios. 10Dito nahahayag ang mga anak ng Dios, at ang mga anak ng diablo: ang sinomang hindi gumagawa ng katuwiran ay hindi sa Dios, ni ang hindi umiibig sa kaniyang kapatid. 11Sapagka't ito ang pasabing inyong narinig buhat ng pasimula, na mangagibigan tayo sa isa't isa: 12Hindi gaya ni Cain na siya'y sa masama, at pinatay ang kaniyang kapatid. At bakit niya pinatay? Sapagka't ang kaniyang mga gawa ay masasama, at ang mga gawa ng kaniyang kapatid ay matuwid. 13Huwag kayong mangagtaka, mga kapatid, kung kayo'y kinapopootan ng sanglibutan. 14Nalalaman nating tayo'y nangalipat na sa buhay mula sa kamatayan, sapagka't tayo'y nagsisiibig sa mga kapatid. Ang hindi umiibig ay nananahan sa kamatayan. 15Ang sinomang napopoot sa kaniyang kapatid ay mamamatay-tao: at nalalaman ninyong sinomang mamamatay-tao ay hindi pinananahanan ng buhay na walang hanggan. 16Dito'y nakikilala natin ang pagibig, sapagka't kaniyang ibinigay ang kaniyang buhay dahil sa atin; at nararapat nating ibigay ang ating mga buhay dahil sa mga kapatid. 17Datapuwa't ang sinomang mayroong mga pag-aari sa sanglibutang ito, at nakikita ang kaniyang kapatid na nangangailangan, at doo'y ipagkait ang kaniyang awa, paanong mananahan ang pagibig ng Dios sa kaniya? 18Mumunti kong mga anak, huwag tayong magsiibig ng salita, ni ng dila man; kundi ng gawa at katotohanan. 19Dito'y makikilala nating tayo'y sa katotohanan, at papapanatagin natin ang ating mga puso sa harapan niya. 20Sapagka't kung hinahatulan tayo ng ating puso, ang Dios ay lalong dakila kay sa ating puso, at nalalaman niya ang lahat ng mga bagay. 21Mga minamahal, kung tayo'y hindi hinahatulan ng ating puso, ay may pagkakatiwala tayo sa Dios; 22At anomang ating hingin ay tinatanggap natin sa kaniya, sapagka't tinutupad natin ang kaniyang mga utos at ginagawa natin ang mga bagay na kalugodlugod sa kaniyang paningin. 23At ito ang kaniyang utos, na manampalataya tayo sa pangalan ng kaniyang Anak na si Jesucristo, at tayo'y mangagibigan, ayon sa ibinigay niyang utos sa atin. 24At ang tumutupad ng kaniyang mga utos ay mananahan sa kaniya, at siya ay sa kaniya. At dito'y nakikilala natin na siya'y nananahan sa atin, sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu na kaniyang ibinigay sa atin.
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.
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