1 John

1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

26These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

1đó là Đức Giê-su Ki-tô, Đấng Công Chính.

2nhưng còn tội lỗi cả thế gian nữa.

3đó là chúng ta tuân giữ các điều răn của Người.

4đó là kẻ nói dối, và sự thật không ở nơi người ấy.

5Căn cứ vào đó, chúng ta biết được mình đang ở trong Thiên Chúa.

6thì phải đi trên con đường Đức Giê-su đã đi.

7Điều răn cũ ấy là lời mà anh em đã nghe.

8bởi vì bóng tối đang qua đi và ánh sáng thật đã tỏ rạng.

9mà lại ghét anh em mình, thì vẫn còn ở trong bóng tối.

10và nơi người ấy không có gì nên cớ vấp phạm.

11vì bóng tối đã làm cho mắt người ấy ra mù quáng.

12anh em đã được tha tội nhờ danh Đức Giê-su Ki-tô.

13anh em đã thắng ác thần.

14và anh em đã thắng ác thần.

15Kẻ nào yêu thế gian thì nơi kẻ ấy không có lòng mến Chúa Cha,

16nhưng phát xuất từ thế gian ;

17thì tồn tại mãi mãi.

18Do đó, chúng ta biết được rằng đây là giờ cuối cùng.

19không phải ai ai cũng là người của chúng ta.

20và tất cả anh em đều được ơn hiểu biết.

21và vì không có sự dối trá nào phát xuất từ sự thật.

22là kẻ chối Chúa Cha và Chúa Con.

23kẻ tuyên xưng Chúa Con thì cũng có Chúa Cha.

24thì chính anh em sẽ ở lại trong Chúa Con và Chúa Cha.

25sự sống đời đời.

26tìm cách làm cho anh em đi lạc đường.

27anh em hãy ở lại trong Người.

28vì phải xa cách Người trong ngày Người quang lâm.

29thì đã được Thiên Chúa sinh ra.