1 JOHN CHAPTER 3 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

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CHAP. III.

Hee declareth the singular loue of God towards vs, in making vs his sonnes: 3 Who therefore ought obediently to keepe his commaundements, 11 As also brotherly to loue one another.

¹ Beholde, what manner of loue the Father hath bestowed vpon vs, that wee should be called the sonnes of God: therfore the world knoweth vs not, because it knewe him not.

² Beloued, now are we the sonnes of God, and it doeth not yet appeare, what wee shall be: but wee know, that when he shall appeare, we shall bee like him: for we shall see him as he is.

³ And euery man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himselfe, euen as he is pure.

⁴ Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the law.

⁵ And ye know that hee was manifested to take away our sinnes, and in him is no sinne.

⁶ Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither knowen him.

⁷ Little children, let no man deceiue you: he that doth righteousnes, is righteous, euen as he is righteous.

⁸ He that committeth sinne, is of the deuill, for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose the Sonne of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the deuill.

⁹ Whosoeuer is borne of God, doth not commit sinne: for his seede remaineth in him, and he cannot sinne, because he is borne of God.

¹⁰ In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the deuill: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither hee that loueth not his brother.

¹¹ For this is the message that yee heard from the beginning, that wee should loue one another.¹¹

¹² Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slewe his brother: and wherefore slewe hee him? because his owne workes were euill, and his brothers righteous.

¹³ Marueile not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

¹⁴ Wee know that wee haue passed from death vnto life, because wee loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.

¹⁵ Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a murtherer, and yee knowe that no murtherer hath eternall life abiding in him.

¹⁶ Hereby perceiue wee the loue of God, because he layd downe his life for vs, and wee ought to lay downe our liues for the brethren.

¹⁷ But who so hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother hath need, and shutteth vp his bowels of compassion from him; how dwelleth the loue of God in him?

¹⁸ My little children, let vs not loue in word, neither in tongue, but indeede and in trueth.

¹⁹ And hereby wee know that wee are of the trueth, and shall assure our hearts before him.¹⁹

²⁰ For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.

²¹ Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue wee confidence towards God.

²² And whatsoeuer we aske, wee receiue of him, because we keepe his commandement, and doe those things that are pleasing in his sight.

²³ And this is his commandement, that we should beleeue on the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another, as hee gaue vs commandement.

²⁴ And hee that keepeth his commandements dwelleth in him, and hee in him: and hereby wee know that hee abideth in vs, by the spirit which hee hath giuen vs.

1 John Chapter 3 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

¹¹ Or, commandement.
¹⁹ Gr, perswade

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