1 John 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
1Vakai ki hono anga ʻoe ʻofa kuo foaki mai ʻe he Tamai kiate kitautolu, koeʻuhi ʻi he ui ʻakitautolu ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua: ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻiloa ai ʻakitautolu ʻe māmani, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ke ne ʻilo ia.
2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
2ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, ko eni ko e fānau ʻae ʻOtua ʻakitautolu, pea ʻoku teʻeki ai hā mai pe te tau hoko ko e hā: ka ʻoku tau ʻilo, ʻoka hā mai ia, te tau tatau pe mo ia; he te tau mamata totonu kiate ia.
3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
3Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ni ʻiate ia, ʻoku ne fakamaʻa ia, ʻo hangē ko e maʻa ʻaʻana.
4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
4Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ne fai angahala, ʻoku ne maumauʻi foki ʻae fono: he ko e angahala, ko e maumau ʻoe fono.
5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
5Pea ʻoku mou ʻilo, naʻe fakahā ia ke ne ʻave ʻetau ngaahi angahala: pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻiate ia ha angahala.
6No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
6Ko ia ia ʻoku nofomaʻu kiate ia, ʻoku ʻikai fai angahala ia: ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fai angahala, ʻoku ʻikai mamata ia kiate ia, pe ʻiloʻi ia.
7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
7ʻE fānau ʻofeina, ke ʻoua naʻa kākaaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻe ha taha: ko ia ʻoku ne fai māʻoniʻoni, ko e māʻoniʻoni ia, ʻo hangē ko e māʻoniʻoni ʻaʻana.
8The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
8Ko ia ʻoku ne fai angahala, ʻoku ʻoe tēvolo ia; he naʻe angahala ʻae tēvolo talu mei he kamataʻanga. Ka ko e meʻa eni naʻe fakahā ai ʻae ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ke ne fakaʻauha ʻae ngaahi ngāue ʻae tēvolo.
9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
9Ko ia kotoa pē kuo fanauʻi mei he ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻikai fai angahala ia; he ʻoku maʻu ʻiate ia ʻene tenga: pea ʻoku ʻikai ke faʻa angahala, koeʻuhi kuo fanauʻi ia mei he ʻOtua.
10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
10Ko e meʻa ni ʻoku hā ai ʻae fānau ʻae ʻOtua, pea mo e fānau ʻae tēvolo: ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai fai māʻoniʻoni, pea mo ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa ki hono tokoua, ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe ʻOtua ia.
11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
11He ko eni ʻae fekau kuo mou fanongo ki ai talu mei he kamataʻanga, ke tau feʻofaʻaki kiate kitautolu.
12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
12ʻIkai ke hangē ko Keini, naʻe ʻoe tokotaha kovi, pea naʻa ne tāmateʻi hono tokoua. Pea ko e hā naʻa ne tāmateʻi ai ia? Ka koeʻuhi naʻe kovi ʻene ngaahi ngāue ʻaʻana, pea māʻoniʻoni ʻae ngaahi ngāue ʻa hono tokoua.
13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
13ʻE hoku kāinga, ʻoua ʻe ofo, ʻo kapau ʻe fehiʻa ʻa māmani kiate kimoutolu.
14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
14ʻOku tau ʻilo kuo tau hao mei he mate ki he moʻui, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻetau ʻofa ki he kāinga. Ko ia ʻoku ʻikai ʻofa ki hono tokoua, ʻoku nofo pe ia ʻi he mate,
15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
15Ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku fehiʻa ki hono tokoua, ko e fakapō ia: pea ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai ha fakapō ʻe ʻiate ia ʻae moʻui taʻengata.
16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
16Ko e meʻa ni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻae ʻofa, koeʻuhi kuo ne tuku hifo ʻene moʻui maʻatautolu: pea totonu ai ʻetau tuku hifo ʻetau moʻui koeʻuhi ko e kāinga.
17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
17Ka ko ia ʻoku ne maʻu ʻae lelei ʻoe māmani, pea ne mamata ki he masiva ʻa hono tokoua, kae tāpuni ʻe ia ʻa hono fatu meiate ia, ʻoku nofo fēfē ʻae ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua ʻiate ia?
18Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
18ʻA ʻeku fānau ʻofeina, ke ʻoua naʻa tau ʻofa ʻi he lea, pe ʻi he ʻelelo; ka ʻi he ngāue mo e moʻoni.
19And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
19Pea ko eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻoku ʻoe moʻoni ʻakitautolu, pea ʻe fakamoʻoni ʻa hotau loto ʻi hono ʻao.
20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
20He kapau ʻoku talatalaaki ʻakitautolu ʻe hotau loto, ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki hotau loto, ʻone ʻiloʻi ʻae meʻa kotoa pe.
21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
21ʻE kāinga ʻofeina, kapau ʻoku ʻikai talatalaaki ʻakitautolu ʻe hotau loto, ʻoku tau maʻu ʻae mālohi ki he ʻOtua.
22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
22Pea ko ia kotoa pē ʻoku tau kolea, ʻoku tau maʻu meiate ia, koeʻuhi ʻoku tau fai ʻene ngaahi fekau, pea fai mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku lelei ʻi hono ʻao.
23And 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 commanded us.
23Pea ko ʻene fekau eni, Ke tui ʻakitautolu ki he huafa ʻo hono ʻAlo ko Sisu Kalaisi, pea tau feʻofaʻaki, ʻo taau mo ʻene fekau kiate kitautolu.
24Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
24Pea ko ia ʻoku ne fai ʻene ngaahi fekau, ʻoku nofo ia kiate ia, pea mo ia ʻiate ia. Pea ko e meʻa eni ʻoku tau ʻilo ai ʻene nofoʻia ʻakitautolu, ko e Laumālie, ʻaia kuo ne foaki kiate kitautolu.
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