El panorama
1 Juan 3 abre con “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called…”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he…” y termina con “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
1 Juan · Versión King James · 241 Juan 3:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we…
1 Juan 3:1–8 abre con “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons…” y llega a “He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de 1 Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the…” Nombrar a Father mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen hope, pure, purifieth. Su relación con los versículos 2 y 4 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
1 Juan 3:1-8
Versión 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 Juan 3:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in…
1 Juan 3:9–16 abre con “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin…” y llega a “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de 1 Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of…” Nombrar a Whosoever mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
1 Juan 3:9-16
Versión 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 Juan 3:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and…
1 Juan 3:17–24 abre con “But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of…” y llega a “And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue el argumento, la corrección, el ánimo o el testimonio a través del movimiento central de 1 Juan.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
1 Juan 3:17-24
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 John 3:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 John 3:12 forma un giro 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.”
La nota final
1 John 3:24 deja al lector con “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.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras love, know, brother, children, devil, abideth ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.