[Note: The material in this chapter with a grey background has not yet been fully proofread, and may be based on the older 2007 printing (bi12) of the Mandarin NWT Bible. It will be updated as time allows.]

📖 📄 📘 Yuēhàn Yīshū ((Yuēhàn John 约翰 約翰) (Yī·shū first · book 一书 一書) → [1 John]) 3 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 8 Jīngcháng (Jīng·cháng regularly · often 经常 經常) fànzuì (fàn·zuì commits · sin 犯罪) de ({’s (one)} 的), jiù (exactly 就) yuányú (yuán·yú origin · {(is) at} → [originates with] 源于 源於) Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ devil · demon → [Devil] 魔鬼), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ devil · demon → [Devil] 魔鬼) cóng (from 从 從) zuìchū (zuì·chū most · {at the beginning} 最初) jiù (then 就) yìzhí (yì·zhí one · {being straight} → [all along] 一直) fànzuì (fàn·zuì {has been committing} · sin 犯罪). Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) Érzi (Ér·zi Son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子) xiǎnxiàn (xiǎn·xiàn {being manifested} · {being made to appear} 显现 顯現) chulai (chu·lai out · {to come} 出来 出來), mùdì (mù·dì eye · target → [purpose] 目的) shì (was 是) yào ({to require} 要) xiāochú (xiāo·chú eliminating · {getting rid of} 消除) Móguǐ (Mó·guǐ devil · demon → [Devil] 魔鬼) suǒ ({that which (he)} 所) zuò ({has done} 做) de (’s 的) yíqiè (yí·qiè {one (whole)} · corresponding → [everything] 一切).

📖 📄 📘 … 10 Fán bù (not 不) cháng xíng zhèngyì de (’s 的) rén, dōu bú (not 不) shì (is 是) yuányú (yuán·yú origin · from 源于 源於) Shàngdì de (’s 的), bú (not 不) ài dìxiong de (’s 的) yě dōu yíyàng. Píngzhe zhè yì (one 一) diǎn, shéi shì (are 是) Shàngdì de (’s 的) érnǚ, shéi shì (are 是) Móguǐ de (’s 的) érnǚ, jiù xiǎn’éryìjiàn (xiǎn’·ér·yì·jiàn {is evident} · and · {is easy} · {to see} 显而易见 顯而易見) le. 11 Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) cóng (from 从 從) zuìchū (zuì·chū most · {at the beginning} 最初) jiù (then 就) tīngjian (tīng·jian {have heard} · {to be meeting} 听见 聽見) de (’s 的) xìnxī (xìn·xī {letter → [message]} · news → [message] 信息) shì (is 是), wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) bǐcǐ (bǐ·cǐ those · these → [mutually] 彼此) xiāng’ài (xiāng’·ài {each other} · love 相爱 相愛). 12 Búyào (Bú·yào (we) not · must → [(we) must not] 不要) xiàng ({be like} 像/象) Gāiyǐn (Cain 该隐 該隱), tā (he 他) shì (was 是) yuányú (yuán·yú origin · {(being) from} 源于 源於) èzhě (è·zhě wicked · one 恶者 惡者) de (’s 的), shāle (shā·le killed · [indicates a change] 杀了 殺了) zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) dìdi (dì·di {younger brother} · {younger brother} 弟弟). Tā (he 他) wèishénme (wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) shā ({did kill} 杀 殺) dìdi (dì·di {younger brother} · {younger brother} 弟弟) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Yīnwei (Yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) tā (he 他) zuò (did 做) de (’s 的) shì (things 事) xié’è (xié’·è {were evil} · {were wicked} 邪恶 邪惡), tā (his 他) dìdi (dì·di {younger brother} · {younger brother} 弟弟) zuò (did 做) de (’s 的) shì (things 事) zhèngyì (zhèng·yì {were upright} · {were righteous} 正义 正義).

📖 📄 📘 … 15 Fánshì (Fán·shì every · is 凡是) hèn (hating 恨) dìxiong (dì·xiong {younger brother} · {elder brother} → [brother] 弟兄) de ({’s (one)} 的), dōu ({every one} 都) shì (is 是) shārén (shā·rén killing · person → [murdering] 杀人 殺人) de ({’s (one)} 的). Nǐmen (Nǐ·men you · [pl] 你们 你們) zhīdào (zhī·dào know · {(the) way (of it)} → [know] 知道), fánshì (fán·shì every · is 凡是) shārén (shā·rén killing · person → [murdering] 杀人 殺人) de ({’s (one)} 的), dōu ({every one} 都) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {is having} 没有 沒有) yǒngyuǎn (yǒng·yuǎn eternally · {far (in time)} 永远 永遠) de (’s 的) shēngmìng (life 生命) liú (remaining 留 留/畱) zài (in 在) tā (him 他) lǐmiàn (lǐ·miàn in·{face → [side]} → [inside] 里面 裡/裏面). 16 Jīdū (Jī·dū foundation · {directing (person)} → [Christ] 基督) wèi wǒmen juānqì shēngmìng, píngzhe zhè yi (one 一) diǎn, wǒmen jiù rènshile ài (love 爱 愛). Wǒmen yě yīngdāng wèi dìxiong juānqì shēngmìng. 17 Shéi yǒu shìshàng de (’s 的) cáiwù, míngmíng kànjian dìxiong qióngfá, què yìngzhe xīncháng bùlǐ, ài (loves 爱 愛) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì above’s · God 上帝) de (’s 的) xīn yòu zěn néng liú zài tā (him 他) lǐmiàn ne? 18 Háizimen, wǒmen de (’s 的) ài (love 爱 愛), búyào kōngkǒu shuō báihuà, yào yǒu zhēnchéng de (’s 的) xíngdòng.