1See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called [the] children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
1ܘܚܙܘ ܕܟܡܐ ܤܓܝ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܠܘܬܢ ܕܒܢܝܐ ܩܪܢ ܐܦ ܥܒܕܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܠܗ ܝܕܥ ܀
2Beloved, now are we children of God, and what we shall be has not yet been manifested; we know that if it is manifested we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
2ܚܒܝܒܝ ܗܫܐ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܚܢܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܓܠܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܬܝܕܝܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܗܘܝܢܢ ܘܚܙܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܀
3And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as *he* is pure.
3ܘܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܤܒܪܐ ܡܕܟܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘ ܕܟܐ ܗܘ ܀
4Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.
4ܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܒܕ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܤܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܟܠܗ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܝ ܀
5And ye know that *he* has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.
5ܘܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܗܘ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܕܢܤܒ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܘܚܛܝܬܐ ܒܗ ܠܝܬ ܀
6Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.
6ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗ ܡܩܘܐ ܠܐ ܚܛܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܚܛܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܗ ܀
7Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as *he* is righteous.
7ܒܢܝ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܀
8He that practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
8ܗܘ ܕܤܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܤܛܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܤܛܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܀
9Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
9ܟܠ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܪܥܗ ܒܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܚܛܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܀
10In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
10ܒܗܕܐ ܡܬܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܠܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܀
11For this is the message which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:
11ܕܗܢܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܕܬܚܒܘܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܀
12not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
12ܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܩܐܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܩܛܠ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܩܛܠܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܘܕܐܚܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܝܢ ܀
13Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.
13ܘܠܐ ܬܬܕܡܪܘܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܢ ܤܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܀
14*We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love [his] brother abides in death.
14ܚܢܢ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܫܢܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܒܗܕܐ ܕܡܚܒܝܢܢ ܠܐܚܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܡܩܘܐ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܀
15Every one that hates his brother is a murderer, and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
15ܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܤܢܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܩܛܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܘܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܡܩܘܝܢ ܒܗ ܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܀
16Hereby we have known love, because *he* has laid down his life for us; and *we* ought for the brethren to lay down [our] lives.
16ܒܗܕܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܕܗܘ ܝܗܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܐܚܝܢ ܢܬܠ ܢܦܫܬܢ ܀
17But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
17ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܢܚܙܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܤܢܝܩ ܘܢܐܚܘܕ ܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀
18Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
18ܒܢܝ ܠܐ ܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܒܡܠܐ ܘܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܀
19And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him --
19ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܬܝܢ ܘܩܕܡ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܦܝܤܝܢܢ ܠܒܢ ܀
20that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
20ܕܐܢ ܗܘ ܠܒܢ ܒܤܪ ܠܢ ܟܡܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܪܒ ܡܢ ܠܒܢ ܘܝܕܥ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܀
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,
21ܚܒܝܒܝ ܐܢ ܠܒܢ ܠܐ ܒܤܪ ܠܢ ܓܠܝܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܐܦܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܀
22and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight.
22ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܫܐܠܝܢܢ ܢܤܒܝܢܢ ܡܢܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܛܪܝܢܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܤܥܪܝܢܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܀
23And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love one another, even as he has given us commandment.
23ܘܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܢܗܝܡܢ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕܢ ܀
24And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given to us.
24ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܛܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܒܗ ܡܬܢܛܪ ܘܗܘ ܫܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢܢ ܕܫܪܐ ܒܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܗ ܗܝ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܀