1John.2.28

And now, children, stay with Christ. Live deeply in Christ. Then we'll be ready for him when he appears, ready to receive him with open arms, with no cause for red-faced guilt or lame excuses when he arrives.

1John.2.28

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

1John.2.28

And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.

1John.2.28

And now, dear children, continue to live in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

1John.2.29

Once you're convinced that he is right and righteous, you'll recognize that all who practice righteousness are God's true children.

1John.2.29

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.

1John.2.29

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

1John.2.29

Since we know that God is always right, we also know that all who do what is right are his children.

1John.3.1

What marvelous love the Father has extended to us! Just look at it--we're called children of God! That's who we really are. But that's also why the world doesn't recognize us or take us seriously, because it has no idea who he is or what he's up to.

1John.3.1

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1John.3.1

Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

1John.3.1

See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.

1John.3.2

But friends, that's exactly who we are: children of God. And that's only the beginning. Who knows how we'll end up! What we know is that when Christ is openly revealed, we'll see him--and in seeing him, become like him.

1John.3.2

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

1John.3.2

Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

1John.3.2

Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

1John.3.3

All of us who look forward to his Coming stay ready, with the glistening purity of Jesus' life as a model for our own.

1John.3.3

Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

1John.3.3

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

1John.3.3

And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

1John.3.4

All who indulge in a sinful life are dangerously lawless, for sin is a major disruption of God's order.

1John.3.4

Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.

1John.3.4

Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

1John.3.4

Those who sin are opposed to the law of God, for all sin opposes the law of God.

1John.3.5

Surely you know that Christ showed up in order to get rid of sin. There is no sin in him, and sin is not part of his program.

1John.3.5

But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.

1John.3.5

And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

1John.3.5

And you know that Jesus came to take away our sins, for there is no sin in him.

1John.3.6

No one who lives deeply in Christ makes a practice of sin. None of those who do practice sin have taken a good look at Christ. They've got him all backwards.

1John.3.6

No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

1John.3.6

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

1John.3.6

So if we continue to live in him, we won't sin either. But those who keep on sinning have never known him or understood who he is.

1John.3.7

So, my dear children, don't let anyone divert you from the truth. It's the person who acts right who is right, just as we see it lived out in our righteous Messiah.

1John.3.7

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

1John.3.7

Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

1John.3.7

Dear children, don't let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it is because they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.

1John.3.8

Those who make a practice of sin are straight from the Devil, the pioneer in the practice of sin. The Son of God entered the scene to abolish the Devil's ways.

1John.3.8

He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

1John.3.8

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

1John.3.8

But when people keep on sinning, it shows they belong to the Devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy these works of the Devil.

1John.3.9

People conceived and brought into life by God don't make a practice of sin. How could they? God's seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It's not in the nature of the God-begotten to practice and parade sin.

1John.3.9

No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

1John.3.9

Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

1John.3.9

Those who have been born into God's family do not sin, because God's life is in them. So they can't keep on sinning, because they have been born of God.

1John.3.10

Here's how you tell the difference between God's children and the Devil's children: The one who won't practice righteous ways isn't from God, nor is the one who won't love brother or sister. A simple test. [JC]

1John.3.10

This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

1John.3.10

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

1John.3.10

So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the Devil. Anyone who does not obey God's commands and does not love other Christians does not belong to God.