1 John 3:11-18

New American Standard Bible

^11 (A)For this is the message ^(B)which you have heard from the beginning, ^(C)that we are to love one another; ¹² not as ^(D)Cain, who was of ^(E)the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because ^(F)his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.

¹³ Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if ^(G)the world hates you. ¹⁴ We know that we have ^(H)passed out of death into life, ^(I)because we love the brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death. ¹⁵ Everyone who ^(J)hates his brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that ^(K)no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. ¹⁶ We know love by this, that ^(L)He laid down His life for us; and ^(M)we ought to lay down our lives for the ^(N)brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ But ^(O)whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and ^(P)closes his ^[a]heart ^[b]against him, ^(Q)how does the love of God remain in him? ^18 (R)Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and ^(S)truth.