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1 John 3:1-8 GW . . .Consider this: The Father has given us his love. He loves us so much that we are actually called God's dear children. And that's what we are. (Gal 3:19-29) For this reason the world doesn't recognize us, and it didn't recognize him either. (2) Dear friends, now we are God's children. What we will be isn't completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like him because we will see him as he is. (3) So all people who have this confidence in Christ keep themselves pure, as Christ is pure. (4) Those who live sinful lives are disobeying God. Sin is disobedience. (5) You know that Christ appeared in order to take away our sins. He isn't sinful. (6) Those who live in Christ don't go on sinning. Those who go on sinning haven't seen or known Christ. (7) Dear children, don't let anyone deceive you. Whoever does what God approves of has God's approval as Christ has God's approval. (8) The person who lives a sinful life belongs to the devil, because the devil has been committing sin since the beginning. The reason that the Son of God appeared was to destroy what the devil does.
1 John 3:1-8 CEV . . .Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. (Gal 3:19-29) But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are. (2) My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is. (3) This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy. (4) Everyone who sins breaks God's law, because sin is the same as breaking God's law. (5) You know that Christ came to take away sins. He isn't sinful, (6) and people who stay one in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen him. (7) Children, don't be fooled. Anyone who does right is good, just like Christ himself. (8) Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy all that he has done.
1 John 3:1-8 GNB . . .See how much the Father has loved us! His love is so great that we are called God's children---and so, in fact, we are. (Gal 3:19-29) This is why the world does not know us: it has not known God. (2) My dear friends, we are now God's children, but it is not yet clear what we shall become. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is. (3) Everyone who has this hope in Christ keeps himself pure, just as Christ is pure. (4) Whoever sins is guilty of breaking God's law, because sin is a breaking of the law. (5) You know that Christ appeared in order to take away sins, and that there is no sin in him. (6) So everyone who lives in union with Christ does not continue to sin; but whoever continues to sin has never seen him or known him. (7) Let no one deceive you, my children! Whoever does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. (8) Whoever continues to sin belongs to the Devil, because the Devil has sinned from the very beginning. The Son of God appeared for this very reason, to destroy what the Devil had done.
1 John 3:1-8 ESV . . .See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. (Gal 3:19-29) The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. (2) Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. (3) And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. (4) Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. (5) You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. (6) No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. (7) Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. (8) Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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