O panorama
1 João 3 abre com “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called…”, muda perto do versículo 12 com “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he…” e termina com “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
1 João · Versão King James · 241 João 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we…
1 João 3:1–8 abre com “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons…” e chega a “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe o argumento, a correção, o encorajamento ou o testemunho no movimento central de 1 João.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the…” Nomear Father mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem hope, pure, purifieth. A relação com os versículos 2 e 4 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem know, manifested, sins. A relação com os versículos 4 e 6 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
1 João 3:1-8
Versão King James1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 João 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in…
1 João 3:9–16 abre com “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin…” e chega a “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe o argumento, a correção, o encorajamento ou o testemunho no movimento central de 1 João.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of…” Nomear Whosoever mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
1 João 3:9-16
Versão King James9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 João 3:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and…
1 João 3:17–24 abre com “But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of…” e chega a “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Acompanhe o argumento, a correção, o encorajamento ou o testemunho no movimento central de 1 João.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 1 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
1 João 3:17-24
Versão King James17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
1 John 3:1 começa com “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew…”
Onde o capítulo muda
1 John 3:12 forma uma mudança natural: “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.”
A nota final
1 John 3:24 deixa o leitor com “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras love, know, brother, children, devil, abideth ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.