1 John 3

¹Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called, and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.

²Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God; and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know, that, when he shall appear, we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.

³And every one that hath this hope in him, sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

⁴Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity; and sin is iniquity.

⁵And you know that he appeared to take away our sins, and in him there is no sin.

⁶Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not; and whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor known him.

⁷Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as he is just.

⁸He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

⁹Whosoever is born of God, committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God.

¹⁰In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just, is not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother.

¹¹For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another.

¹²Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother’s just.