Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for 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 doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; 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 greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1Hwɛ, ɔdɔ ko ko a Agya no de ama yɛn no, sɛnea wɔbɛfrɛ yɛn Onyankopɔn mma: eyi enti ewiase nnim yɛn, efisɛ wannim ɔno.Under pastoral review
2Adɔfoɔ, seesei yɛyɛ Onyankopɔn mma, na ɛnna adi da sɛnea yɛbɛyɛ: na yenim sɛ, sɛ ɔda ne ho adi a, yɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɔno; efisɛ yɛbɛhu no sɛnea ɔte.Under pastoral review
3Na obiara a ɔwɔ saa anidasoɔ yi wɔ ne mu no, ɔte ne ho, sɛnea ɔno nso yɛ kronkron.Under pastoral review
4Obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne no bu mmara nso so: efisɛ bɔne yɛ mmara bu.Under pastoral review
5Na munim sɛ wɔdaa no adi sɛ ɔnyi yɛn bɔne mfiri hɔ; na bɔne nnim ne mu.Under pastoral review
6Obiara a ɔte ne mu no, ɔnyɛ bɔne: obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne no, wanhunu no da, na wannim no nso.Under pastoral review
7Mma nketewa, mma obiara nnnaadaa mo: deɛ ɔyɛ tenenee no yɛ ɔteneneeni, sɛnea ɔno nso yɛ ɔteneneeni.Under pastoral review
8Deɛ ɔyɛ bɔne no, ɔyɛ ɔbonsam dea; efisɛ ɔbonsam yɛ bɔne firi mfitiaseɛ. Eyi enti na wɔdaa Onyankopɔn Ba no adi, sɛnea ɔbɛsɛe ɔbonsam nnwuma.Under pastoral review
9Obiara a Onyankopɔn awo no no, ɔnyɛ bɔne; efisɛ ne mfurare te ne mu: na ɔntumi nnyɛ bɔne, efisɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔwoo no.Under pastoral review
10Eyi mu na Onyankopɔn mma, ne ɔbonsam mma da adi: obiara a ɔnyɛ tenenee no, ɔmfiri Onyankopɔn, ɛne deɛ ɔnndɔ ne nua no nso.Under pastoral review
11Efisɛ eyi ne asɛm a mote firi mfitiaseɛ, sɛ yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho.Under pastoral review
12Ɛnyɛ sɛ Kain, ɔno a ɔyɛ ɔbɔnefoɔ baako no dea, na ɔkumm ne nua no. Na dɛn enti na ɔkumm no? Efisɛ n'ankasa ne nnwuma yɛ bɔne, na ne nua deɛ yɛ tenenee.Under pastoral review
13Me nuanom, mommma ɛnyɛ mo nwonwa sɛ ewiase tan mo.Under pastoral review
14Yenim sɛ yɛafiri owuo mu aba nkwa mu, efisɛ yɛdɔ anuanom. Deɛ ɔnndɔ ne nua no, ɔte owuo mu.Under pastoral review
15Obiara a ɔtan ne nua no yɛ ɔwudifoɔ: na munim sɛ ɔwudifoɔ biara nni nkwa a enni awiei wɔ ne mu.Under pastoral review
16Eyi mu na yɛhunu Onyankopɔn ɔdɔ, efisɛ ɔde ne nkwa too hɔ maa yɛn: na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nso yɛde yɛn nkwa to hɔ ma anuanom.Under pastoral review
17Na deɛ ɔwɔ saa ewiase yi mu adeɛ pa, na ohu sɛ biribi hia ne nua, na ɔto n'ayamhyehyeɛ mu firi ne so no, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na Onyankopɔn ɔdɔ bɛtena ne mu?Under pastoral review
18Me mma nketewa, mommma yɛnnodɔ wɔ asɛm mu, anaa wɔ tɛkrɛma mu; na mmom wɔ nneyɛeɛ ne nokorɛ mu.Under pastoral review
19Na ɛnam eyi so na yehunu sɛ yɛfiri nokorɛ mu, na yɛbɛma yɛn akoma anya ahotoso wɔ n'anim.Under pastoral review
20Efisɛ sɛ yɛn akoma bu yɛn fɔ a, Onyankopɔn so kyɛn yɛn akoma, na onim nneɛma nyinaa.Under pastoral review
21Adɔfoɔ, sɛ yɛn akoma nnnbu yɛn fɔ a, ɛnneɛ yɛwɔ akokoduru wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.Under pastoral review
22Na biribiara a yɛbisa no, yɛnya firi ne nkyɛn, efisɛ yɛdi n'ahyɛdeɛ so, na yɛyɛ nneɛma a ɛsɔ n'ani.Under pastoral review
23Na n'ahyɛdeɛ ne sɛ, Yɛngye ne Ba Yesu Kristo din adi, na yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho, sɛnea ɔmaa yɛn ahyɛdeɛ no.Under pastoral review
24Na deɛ odi n'ahyɛdeɛ so no, ɔte ne mu, na ɔno nso ɔte no mu. Na ɛnam eyi so na yenim sɛ ɔte yɛn mu, ɛnam Honhom a wama yɛn no so.Under pastoral review