3:1 See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
3:2 Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
3:3 And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as *he* is pure.
3:8 He that practisessin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devilsins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
3:9 Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seedabides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
3:11 For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
3:12 not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brotherrighteous.
3:22 and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
3:23 And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son JesusChrist, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.
3:24 And he that keeps his commandmentsabides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.