1 John, 3

1. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.

1. Gledajte koliku nam je ljubav darovao Otac: djeca se Božja zovemo, i jesmo. A svijet nas ne poznaje zato što ne poznaje njega.

2. Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

2. Ljubljeni, sad smo djeca Božja i još se ne oèitova što æemo biti. Znamo: kad se oèituje, bit æemo njemu slièni, jer vidjet æemo ga kao što jest.

3. And everyone who holds this hope in him, keeps himself holy, just as he also is holy.

3. I tko god ima tu nadu u njemu, èisti se kao što je on èist.

4. Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.

4. Tko god èini grijeh, èini i bezakonje; ta grijeh je bezakonje.

5. And you know that he appeared in order that he might take away our sins. For in him there is no sin.

5. I znate: on se pojavi da odnese grijehe i grijeha nema u njemu.

6. Everyone who abides in him does not sin. For whoever sins has not seen him, and has not known him.

6. Tko god u njemu ostaje, ne griješi. Tko god griješi, nije ga vidio nit upoznao.

7. Little sons, let no one deceive you. Whoever does justice is just, even as he also is just.

7. Djeèice, nitko neka vas ne zavede! Tko èini pravdu, pravedan je kao što je On pravedan.

8. Whoever commits sin is of the devil. For the devil sins from the beginning. For this reason, the Son of God appeared, so that he might eradicate the works of the devil.

8. Tko èini grijeh, od ðavla je jer ðavao griješi od poèetka. Zato se pojavi Sin Božji: da razori djela ðavolska.

9. All those who have been born of God do not commit sin. For the offspring of God abides in them, and he is not able to sin, because he was born of God.

9. Tko god je roðen od Boga, ne èini grijeha jer njegovo sjeme ostaje u njemu; ne može griješiti jer je roðen od Boga.

10. In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.

10. Po ovom se raspoznaju djeca Božja i djeca ðavolska: tko god ne èini pravde i tko ne ljubi brata, nije od Boga.

11. For this is the announcement that you heard from the beginning: that you should love one another.

11. Jer ovo je navještaj koji èuste od poèetka: da ljubimo jedni druge.

12. Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just.

12. Ne kao Kajin, koji bijaše od Zloga i ubi brata svog. A zašto ga ubi? Jer mu djela bijahu zla, a bratova pravedna.

13. If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised.

13. Ne èudite se, braæo ako vas svijet mrzi.

14. We know that we have passed from death to life. For we love as brothers. Whoever does not love, abides in death.

14. Mi znamo da smo iz smrti prešli u život jer ljubimo braæu; tko ne ljubi, ostaje u smrti.

15. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.

15. Tko god mrzi brata svoga, ubojica je. A znate da nijedan ubojica nema u sebi trajnoga, vjeènoga života.

16. We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.

16. Po ovom smo upoznali Ljubav: on je za nas položio život svoj. I mi smo dužni živote položiti za braæu.

17. Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?

17. Tko ima dobra ovoga svijeta i vidi brata svoga u potrebi pa zatvori pred njim srce - kako ljubav Božja ostaje u njemu?

18. My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.

18. Djeèice, ne ljubimo rijeèju i jezikom, veæ djelom i istinom.

19. In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.

19. Po tom æemo znati da smo od istine. I umirit æemo pred njim srce svoje

20. For even if our heart reproaches us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows all things.

20. ako nas ono bilo u èem osuðuje. Jer Bog je veæi od našega srca i znade sve.

21. Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;

21. Ljubljeni, ako nas srce ne osuðuje, možemo zaufano k Bogu.

22. and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

22. I što god ištemo, primamo od njega jer zapovijedi njegove èuvamo i èinimo što je njemu drago.

23. And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has commanded us.

23. I ovo je zapovijed njegova: da vjerujemo u ime Sina njegova Isusa Krista i da ljubimo jedni druge kao što nam je dao zapovijed.

24. And those who keep his commandments abide in him, and he in them. And we know that he abides in us by this: by the Spirit, whom he has given to us.

24. I tko èuva zapovijedi njegove, u njemu ostaje, i On u njemu. I po ovom znamo da on ostaje u nama: po Duhu kojeg nam je dao.