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1 John 3 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Children of God Love One Another

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See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:2 - Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:3 - And everyone who has this hope [confidently placed] in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure (holy, undefiled, guiltless).

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Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness [ignoring God’s law by action or neglect or by tolerating wrongdoing—being unrestrained by His commands and His will].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:5 - You know that He appeared [in visible form as a man] in order to take away sins; and in Him there is [absolutely] no sin [for He has neither the sin nature nor has He committed sin or acts worthy of blame].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:6 - No one who abides in Him [who remains united in fellowship with Him—deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin. No one who habitually sins has seen Him or known Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:7 - Little children (believers, dear ones), do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who practices righteousness [the one who strives to live a consistently honorable life—in private as well as in public—and to conform to God’s precepts] is righteous, just as He is righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:8 - The one who practices sin [separating himself from God, and offending Him by acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion] is of the devil [and takes his inner character and moral values from him, not God]; for the devil has sinned and violated God’s law from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:9 - No one who is born of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, because [fn]God’s seed [His principle of life, the essence of His righteous character] remains [permanently] in him [who is born again—who is reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose]; and he [who is born again] cannot habitually [live a life characterized by] sin, because he is born of God and longs to please Him.
(Mat 22:39 )

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10 - By this the children of God and the children of the devil are clearly identified: anyone who does not practice righteousness [who does not seek God’s will in thought, action, and purpose] is not of God, nor is the one who does not [unselfishly] [fn]love his [believing] brother.

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For this is the message which you [believers] have heard from the beginning [of your relationship with Christ], that we should [unselfishly] love and seek the best for one another;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:12 - and not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother [Abel]. And why did he murder him? Because Cain’s deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

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Do not be surprised, believers, if the world hates you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:14 - We know that we have passed out of death into Life, because we love the brothers and sisters. He who does not love remains in [spiritual] death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:15 - Everyone who hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:16 - By this we know [and have come to understand the depth and essence of His precious] love: that He [willingly] laid down His life for us [because He loved us]. And we ought to lay down our lives for the believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:17 - But whoever has the [fn]world’s goods (adequate resources), and sees his brother in need, but has no compassion for him, how does the love of God live in him?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:18 - Little children (believers, dear ones), let us not love [merely in theory] with word or with tongue [giving lip service to compassion], but in action and in truth [in practice and in sincerity, because practical acts of love are more than words].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:19 - By this we will know [without any doubt] that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart and quiet our conscience before Him

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:20 - whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:21 - Beloved, if our heart does not convict us [of guilt], we have confidence [complete assurance and boldness] before God;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:22 - and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].

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This is His commandment, that we believe [with personal faith and confident trust] in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and [that we unselfishly] love and seek the best for one another, just as He commanded us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:24 - The one who habitually keeps His commandments [obeying His word and following His precepts, abides and] remains in Him, and He in him. By this we know and have the proof that He [really] abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us [as a gift].
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I.e. in human terms, God’s seed is like a divine “genetic code” which is passed on to His children and produces in them the desire to live in a way which pleases Him.
See note 2:10.
Lit livelihood of the world.
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