Iohannis I 3
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Berean Standard Bible
1Videte qualem caritatem dedit nobis Pater, ut filii Dei nominemur et simus. Propter hoc mundus non novit nos: quia non novit eum.
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.
2Carissimi, nunc filii Dei sumus: et nondum apparuit quid erimus. Scimus quoniam cum apparuerit, similes ei erimus: quoniam videbimus eum sicuti est.
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.
3Et omnis qui habet hanc spem in eo, sanctificat se, sicut et ille sanctus est.
3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
4Omnis qui facit peccatum, et iniquitatem facit: et peccatum est iniquitas.
4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
5Et scitis quia ille apparuit ut peccata nostra tolleret: et peccatum in eo non est.
5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
6Omnis qui in eo manet, non peccat: et omnis qui peccat, non vidit eum, nec cognovit eum.
6No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
7Filioli, nemo vos seducat. Qui facit justitiam, justus est, sicut et ille justus est.
7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
8Qui facit peccatum, ex diabolo est: quoniam ab initio diabolus peccat. In hoc apparuit Filius Dei, ut dissolvat opera diaboli.
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.
9Omnis qui natus est ex Deo, peccatum non facit: quoniam semen ipsius in eo manet, et non potest peccare, quoniam ex Deo natus est.
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.
10In hoc manifesti sunt filii Dei, et filii diaboli. Omnis qui non est justus, non est ex Deo, et qui non diligit fratrem suum:
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.
11quoniam hæc est annuntiatio, quam audistis ab initio, ut diligatis alterutrum.
11This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
12Non sicut Cain, qui ex maligno erat, et occidit fratrem suum. Et propter quid occidit eum? Quoniam opera ejus maligna erant: fratris autem ejus, justa.
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.
13Nolite mirari, fratres, si odit vos mundus.
13So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
14Nos scimus quoniam translati sumus de morte ad vitam, quoniam diligimus fratres. Qui non diligit, manet in morte:
14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
15omnis qui odit fratrem suum, homicida est. Et scitis quoniam omnis homicida non habet vitam æternam in semetipso manentem.
15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
16In hoc cognovimus caritatem Dei, quoniam ille animam suam pro nobis posuit: et nos debemus pro fratribus animas ponere.
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.
17Qui habuerit substantiam hujus mundi, et viderit fratrem suum necessitatem habere, et clauserit viscera sua ab eo: quomodo caritas Dei manet in eo?
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?
18Filioli mei, non diligamus verbo neque lingua, sed opere et veritate:
18Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
19in hoc cognoscimus quoniam ex veritate sumus: et in conspectu ejus suadebimus corda nostra.
19And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
20Quoniam si reprehenderit nos cor nostrum: major est Deus corde nostro, et novit omnia.
20Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
21Carissimi, si cor nostrum non reprehenderit nos, fiduciam habemus ad Deum:
21Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,
22et quidquid petierimus, accipiemus ab eo: quoniam mandata ejus custodimus, et ea, quæ sunt placita coram eo, facimus.
22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
23Et hoc est mandatum ejus: ut credamus in nomine Filii ejus Jesu Christi: et diligamus alterutrum, sicut dedit mandatum nobis.
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.
24Et qui servat mandata ejus, in illo manet, et ipse in eo: et in hoc scimus quoniam manet in nobis, de Spiritu quem dedit nobis.
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.
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