7 Children, let no one deceive you; he who does righteousness is righteous even as The Messiah* also is righteous.

8 He who commits sin is from Satan*, because Satan* is a sinner from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this reason: To destroy the works of Satan*.

9 No one who is begotten from God commits sin, because his seed is in him and he is not able to sin because he has been begotten from God.

10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of Satan: no one who does not do righteousness, neither loves his brother, is from God.

11 For this is the commandment that you have heard from the first: "You shall love one another",

12 Not like Cain who was from The Evil One and murdered his brother; and why did he murder him? Only because his works were evil and those of his brother were righteous.

13 Do not be surprised, my brethren, if the world hates you.

14 We know that we have departed from death into life by this: Because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother remains in death.

15 For everyone who hates his brother murders a person, and you know that eternal life cannot abide* in anyone who murders a person.

16 By this we know his love toward us, for he gave his Life in our place, and it is right for us also that we would give our lives for the sake of our brothers.

17 Whoever has worldly possessions and sees his brother who has a need and withholds his compassion from him, how is the love of God in him?

18 Children, let us not love one another with words and with speech, but in deeds and in truth. 1st john 3:7-14 holy Peshitta Bible Translated by glenn david bausher used with permission.