1 John 3
1 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.
Se ye what maner charite the fadir yaf to vs, that we be named the sones of God, and ben hise sones. For this thing the world knewe not vs, for it knew not hym.
2 Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Moost dere britheren, now we ben the sones of God, and yit it apperide not, what we schulen be. We witen, that whanne he schal appere, we schulen be lijk hym, for we schulen se hym as he is.
3 And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy.
And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli.
4 Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.
Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickidnesse.
5 And you know that he appeared in order that he might take away our sins. For in him there is no sin.
And ye witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes, and synne is not in hym.
6 Everyone who abides in him does not sin. For whoever sins has not seen him, and has not known him.
Ech man that dwellith in hym, synneth not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym.
7 Little sons, let no one deceive you. Whoever does justice is just, even as he also is just.
Litle sones, no man disseyue you; he that doith riytwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust.
8 Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works of the devil.
He that doith synne, is of the deuel; for the deuel synneth fro the bigynnyng. In this thing the sone of God apperide, that he vndo the werkis of the deuel.
9 All those who have been born of God do not commit sin. For the offspring of God abides in them, and he is not able to sin, because he was born of God.
Ech man that is borun of God, doith not synne; for the seed of God dwellith in hym, and he may not do synne, for he is borun of God.
10 In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.
In this thing the sones of God ben knowun, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir.
11 For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another.
For this is the tellyng, that ye herden at the bigynnyng, that ye loue ech othere;
12 Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just.
not as Caym, that was of the yuele, and slouy his brother. And for what thing slouy he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust.
13 If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised.
Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you.
14 We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides in death.
We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth.
15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him. (aiōnios g166)
Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ye witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym. (aiōnios g166)
16 We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.
In this thing we han knowe the charite of God, for he puttide his lijf for vs, and we owen to putte oure lyues for oure britheren.
17 Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?
He that hath the catel of this world, and seeth that his brothir hath nede, and closith his entrailis fro hym, hou dwellith the charite of God in hym?
18 My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.
Mi litle sones, loue we not in word, nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe.
19 In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.
In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siyt we monesten oure hertis.
20 For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.
For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis.
21 Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;
Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth not vs, we han trust to God;
22 and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
and what euer we schulen axe, we schulen resseyue of hym, for we kepen hise comaundementis, and we don tho thingis that ben plesaunt bifor hym.
23 And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
And this is the comaundement of God, that we bileue in the name of his sone Jhesu Crist, and that we loue ech othere, as he yaf heeste to vs.
24 And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to us.
And he that kepith hise comaundementis, dwellith in hym, and he in hym. And in this thing we witen, that he dwellith in vs, bi the spirit, whom he yaf to vs.
