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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 John 3 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_john/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_john/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > 1 John 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_john/2.htm" title="1 John 2">◄</a> 1 John 3 <a href="../1_john/4.htm" title="1 John 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/1_john/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Children of God<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>See ye, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: for this the world knows us not, for it knew him not. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Dearly beloved, now are we the children of God, and it has not yet been manifested what we shall be: and we know that, if he be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And every one having this hope in him purifies himself, as he himself is pure.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Every one doing sin also does lawlessness; for sin is lawlessness. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And ye know that he was manifested that he might let go our sins; and in him is no sin. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Every one remaining in him sins not: every one sinning has not seen him, nor known him. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Little children, let none deceive you: he doing justice is just, as he is just. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He doing sin is of the accuser; for the accuser sins from the beginning. For this was the Son of God manifested, that he might loose the works of the accuser. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Every one born of God does not sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, for he has been born of God. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the accuser: every one not doing justice is not of God, and he not loving his brother.<p> <A name="12"></a><p class="hdg">Love One Another<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../john/13.htm#31">John 13:31–35</a>; <a href ="../romans/12.htm#9">Romans 12:9–13</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And for what slew he him? Because his works were evil, and those of his brother just.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Be not amazed, my brethren, if the world hate you. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>We know that we have passed from death to life, for we love the brethren. He not loving the brother remains in death. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Every one hating his brother is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer has eternal life remaining in him. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And whoever has the life of the world, and sees his brother having need, and should shut up his bowels from him, how remains the love of God in him? <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>My little children, we should not love in word, neither in tongue; but in work and truth. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And in this we know that we are of the truth, and we will yield our hearts before him. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For if our heart condemn us, for God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Dearly beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have freedom of speech towards God. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And whatever we ask, we receive of him, for we keep his commands, and do things pleasing before him.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And this is his command, That we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us command. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And he keeping his commands remains in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit he gave us.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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