¹ܘܚܙܘ ܕܟܡܐ ܤܓܝ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܒܐ ܠܘܬܢ ܕܒܢܝܐ ܩܪܢ ܐܦ ܥܒܕܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܠܗ ܝܕܥ ܀

¹Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

²ܚܒܝܒܝ ܗܫܐ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܚܢܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܓܠܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܬܝܕܝܢܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܒܕܡܘܬܗ ܗܘܝܢܢ ܘܚܙܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܐܝܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܀

²Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

³ܘܟܠ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܗܢܐ ܤܒܪܐ ܡܕܟܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܗܘ ܕܟܐ ܗܘ ܀

³Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

⁴ܡܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܒܕ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܤܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܟܠܗ ܥܘܠܐ ܗܝ ܀

⁴Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

⁵ܘܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܗܘ ܕܐܬܓܠܝ ܕܢܤܒ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܘܚܛܝܬܐ ܒܗ ܠܝܬ ܀

⁵You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

⁶ܘܟܠ ܕܒܗ ܡܩܘܐ ܠܐ ܚܛܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܚܛܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܗ ܀

⁶Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him, neither knows him.

⁷ܒܢܝ ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܛܥܝܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܦ ܗܘ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܀

⁷Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

⁸ܗܘ ܕܤܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܤܛܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܤܛܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܀

⁸He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

⁹ܟܠ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܪܥܗ ܒܗ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܚܛܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܀

⁹Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

¹⁰ܒܗܕܐ ܡܬܦܪܫܝܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܟܠ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܠܝܬܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܀

¹⁰In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

¹¹ܕܗܢܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ ܕܬܚܒܘܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܀

¹¹For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

¹²ܠܘ ܐܝܟ ܩܐܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܩܛܠ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܩܛܠܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܘܕܐܚܘܗܝ ܙܕܝܩܝܢ ܀

¹²unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

¹³ܘܠܐ ܬܬܕܡܪܘܢ ܐܚܝ ܐܢ ܤܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܀

¹³Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

¹⁴ܚܢܢ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܫܢܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܒܗܕܐ ܕܡܚܒܝܢܢ ܠܐܚܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܡܩܘܐ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܀

¹⁴We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn’t love his brother remains in death.

¹⁵ܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܤܢܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܩܛܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܘ ܘܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܕܩܛܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܡܩܘܝܢ ܒܗ ܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܀

¹⁵Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

¹⁶ܒܗܕܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܠܘܬܢ ܕܗܘ ܝܗܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܙܕܩ ܠܢ ܕܥܠ ܐܦܝ ܐܚܝܢ ܢܬܠ ܢܦܫܬܢ ܀

¹⁶By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

¹⁷ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܢܚܙܐ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܤܢܝܩ ܘܢܐܚܘܕ ܪܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܢܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

¹⁷But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

¹⁸ܒܢܝ ܠܐ ܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܒܡܠܐ ܘܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܘܒܫܪܪܐ ܀

¹⁸My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

¹⁹ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܫܬܘܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܡܢ ܫܪܪܐ ܐܝܬܝܢ ܘܩܕܡ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܗܘ ܡܦܝܤܝܢܢ ܠܒܢ ܀

¹⁹And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,

²⁰ܕܐܢ ܗܘ ܠܒܢ ܒܤܪ ܠܢ ܟܡܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܪܒ ܡܢ ܠܒܢ ܘܝܕܥ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܀

²⁰because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

²¹ܚܒܝܒܝ ܐܢ ܠܒܢ ܠܐ ܒܤܪ ܠܢ ܓܠܝܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܐܦܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܀

²¹Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

²²ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܫܐܠܝܢܢ ܢܤܒܝܢܢ ܡܢܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܛܪܝܢܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܤܥܪܝܢܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܀

²²and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

²³ܘܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܢܗܝܡܢ ܒܫܡܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܢܚܒ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩܕܢ ܀

²³This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.

²⁴ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܛܪ ܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܒܗ ܡܬܢܛܪ ܘܗܘ ܫܪܐ ܒܗ ܘܒܗܕܐ ܡܤܬܟܠܝܢܢ ܕܫܪܐ ܒܢ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܗ ܗܝ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܢ ܀

²⁴He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.