1 Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed
upon us, that we should be called the children
of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us
not, because it knew not Him.
2 Beloved, we are now
the children of God, note but it doth not yet appear what
we shall be: we know however, that, note when He shall
appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as
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He is.
3 And every one, that hath this hope in Him,
purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
4 Every one that
committeth sin, note transgresseth note the law; note for sin is
the violation of the law.
5 And ye know that He was
manifested, to take away our sins: and in Him there
is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not:
whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, nor known
Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you: he that
practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as He is
righteous:
8 he, that note makes a practise of sin, is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. And
for this the Son of God was manifested, that He might
destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of
God doth not practise sin, because his seed remaineth
in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the
children of the devil: whosoever doth not practise
righteousness, and he who loveth not his brother, is
not of God:
11 for this is the note injunction which ye heard
from the beginning, that we should love one another:
not as Cain who was of the evil one, and slew his brother;
12
and why did he slay him? because his own works were
evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Wonder not then,
my brethren, if the world hate you:
14 since we know that
we have passed from death to life, because we love the
brethren: he, that loveth not his brother, remaineth in
death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer:
and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding
in him.
16 In this we know his love, that He laid down
his life for us: and we should be ready to lay down our
lives for the brethren.
17 But if any one, who hath the
good things of the world, seeth his brother note in want,
and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the
love of God in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, or in
tongue only, but in deed and in truth.
19 And hereby we
know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts
before Him.
20 For, if our heart condemn us, God is still
greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved,
if our heart condemn us not, then have we note confidence
towards God:
22 and whatsoever we ask, we receive
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from Him, because we keep his commandments,
and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 And
this is his commandment, that we should believe in the
name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as
He hath given us a charge to do.
24 And he, that keepeth
his commandments, abideth in Him, and He in him:
and hereby we know that He abideth in us, even by the
Spirit which He hath given us.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
