1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father – Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
Love and hatred for fellow believers
3We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5But if anyone obeys his word, love for God2:5 Or word, God’s love is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
7Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard. 8Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining.
9Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister2:9 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15, 17; 4:20; 5:16. is still in the darkness. 10Anyone who loves their brother and sister2:10 The Greek word for brother and sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family; also in 3:10; 4:20, 21. lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. 11But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.
Reasons for writing
12I am writing to you, dear children,
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
13I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
14I write to you, dear children,
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
On not loving the world
15Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father2:15 Or world, the Father’s love is not in them. 16For everything in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – comes not from the Father but from the world. 17The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives for ever.
Warnings against denying the Son
18Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things 21I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth. 22Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist – denying the Father and the Son. 23No-one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
24As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 25And this is what he promised us – eternal life.
26I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 27As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit – just as it has taught you, remain in him.
God’s children and sin
28And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
1Ñuca cʼuyashca huahuacuna, cancuna ima millaita ama rurachun nishpami, caicunataca quillcani. Maijan ima millaita rurashca cajpipish, ñucanchijmanta Yayahuan Rimajta charinchijmari. Paica, cashcata ruraj Jesucristomi. 2Paica, ñucanchij juchacunamanta huañushpa, tucui ñucanchij juchacunata anchuchijmari. Mana ñucanchij juchacunallamantachu huañurca, ashtahuanpish tucui cai pachapi causajcunapaj juchacunamantapishmi huañurca.
3Dios mandashcacunata caźuj cashpami, Paita rijsij cashcataca ñucanchijllataj yachai tucunchij. 4Maijanpish: «Ñucaca, Diosta rijsinimi» nishpapish, Pai mandashcacunata mana pajtachishpaca, llullallami. Cashcatataj yachachishcataca, manaraj entendishcachu. 5Ashtahuanpish Dios imalla nishcata rurajmari, Taita Diosta cʼuyashcatatajca ricuchin. Chashna cashpami ñucanchijca, Paihuan shujlla cashcataca yachanchij. 6Maijanpish ‘Dios-huanmi cani’ nijca, Jesucristo causashca shinallatajmari causana.
7Huauquicuna, panicuna, mana ima shujtaj manaraj mandashca mushujtachu cancunamanca quillcani. Callarimanta cancuna yachashca, ñaupa mandashcallatatajmi quillcani. Chai ñaupa mandashcataca, ñamari callarimanta uyashcanguichij. 8Shina cajpipish, mushujta mandacuj shinamari quillcani. Caitaca, Jesucristo rurashca shinallataj, cancunapish ruranatajmi canguichij. Ñamari amsaca chingarimucun, cunanca achijyachij luztajmari ña achijyachicun.
9Maijanpish, ‘Achijyachij luzpimi causani’ nishpapish, paipaj huauquita pʼiñajca, amsapirajmi causacun. 10Paipaj huauquita cʼuyajca, achij luzpimi causacun. Paitaca, ña mana ima ñitcachi tucungachu. 11Ashtahuanpish paipaj huauquita pʼiñajca amsapimi, amsallapitajmi causacun. Chai amsallataj ñahui mana ricujta shina rurajpimi, maiman ricushcatapish mana yachan.
12Cʼuyashca huahuacuna,
Diosca cancunapaj juchacunataca, Jesucristomantami perdonashca.
Chashna cajpimi, cancunaman caita quillcani.
13Yayacuna, ima manaraj tiyajpi ña Tiyajta yachaj
chayashcamantami, cancunaman quillcani.
Qʼuipalla huiñaicuna, cancunaca diablota mishashcanguichijmari.
Chaimantami cancunamanpish quillcani.
Huahuacuna, cancunapish Yaya Diosta rijsinguichijmi,
cancunamanpish quillcanimi.
14Yayacuna, cancunaca ima manaraj tiyajpi,
ñaupamanta ña tiyajta rijsinguichijmi.
Chaimantami cancunaman quillcani.
Qʼuipalla huiñaicuna, cancunamanca sinchi crijcuna cajpi,
Diospaj Shimitapish shungupi huaquichijcuna cajpi,
diablotapish mishajcuna cajpimi cancunamanca quillcani.
Cai pachataca ama cʼuyaichijchu
15Cancunaca cai pachatapish, cai pachapi imalla tiyajcunatapish ama cʼuyaichijchu. Cai pachata cʼuyajca, Yaya Diostaca mana cʼuyanchu. 16Cai pachapi tiyaj millai munaicunapish, ñahuihuan ricushpa munana mana allicunapish, charishcacunahuan jatun tucunapish mana Diosmanta shamunchu, cai pachallamantatajmi shamun. 17Cai pachaca tucui millai munaicunandij chingaringallami. Ashtahuanpish Taita Dios munashcata rurajca, huiñaita causacungallami.
Cristo tucujcunamanta huaquichiringuichij
18Cʼuyashca huahuacuna, ñamari tucuri punllacuna chayamushca. ‘Cristota pʼiñashpa, Cristo tucushpa shamuj tiyangami’ nishcata uyarcanguichijmi. Cancuna uyashca shinallataj ñamari Cristota pʼiñajcunaca achcacuna tiyan. Chaita ricushpami chai tucuri punllacuna ña chayamushcataca yachanchij. 19Paicunaca ñucanchijpurallamantatajmi llujshirca. Ñucanchijpurapi cashca cashpapish manapish ñucanchijpurachu cashca. Ñucanchijpura cashca cashpaca, ñucanchijllahuantajmi saquirinman carca. Mana tucuicuna ñucanchijpura cashcata yachachunmi chashna tucushca.
20Ashtahuanpish cancunaca Jucha illaj Dios cushca Espirituta charishcamantami, tucuita yachanguichij. 21Cashcatataj yachachishca cai shimicunata mana yachajpi, yachachun nishpaca mana quillcanichu. Ashtahuanpish cashcatataj yachanataca cancunallataj yachanguichijmi. Chaimantami cancunamanca quillcani. Cashcatataj yachachishca shimicunamantaca ima llulla mana llujshinchu. 22¿Pitaj llulla? “Jesusca, mana Quishpichij Cristochu” nijmi llulla. Chashna nijca, Cristota pʼiñajmi. Yayatapish, Churitapish ‘Mana tiyanchu’ nijmi Cristota pʼiñajca. 23‘Jesusca mana Diospaj Churichu’ nijcunaca, mana Yaya Diospajchu. ‘Jesusca Diospaj Churimi’ nijca, Taita Diospajmi.
24Cancunaca, callarimanta uyashcata shungupi alli huaquichichij. Callarimanta imalla uyashcata shungupi huaquichishca cashpaca Churihuanpish, Yayahuanpish shujllami canguichij. 25Jesucristoca huiñai causaitamari, ñucanchijmanca cusha nirca.
26Llullashpa cancunata crichisha nijcuna tiyajpimi caicunataca quillcani. 27Shina cajpipish, cancunaca Jesucristo cushca Espiritutami chasquircanguichij. Chaimanta mana pi shujtaj yachachijta charina tucunguichijchu. Cancunaman cushca Espiritumi cashcatataj tucuita yachachicun. Shina cajpica, Diospaj Espíritu yachachicushca shinallataj Jesucristohuan causaichijlla.
Diosmantaca amataj chʼicanyashunchijchu
28Cunanca cʼuyashca huahuacuna, Jesucristo ricurijpi mana manchashpa ñahui ñahui ricuringapaj paihuan shujlla caichijlla. Chashna cashpami Pai shamujpi Paipaj ñaupajpica, mana pingarishpa anchurina tucushun.
29Jesucristotaca cashcata ruraj cashcatami rijsinguichij. Shinallataj pipish cashcata ruraj cashpaca, Diospaj huahua cashpa chashna cashcata yachaichij.
