[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’s 约翰 約翰) (Yī·shū First · {Writing → [Letter]} 一书 一書) → [1 John]) 4 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 … 8 Méiyǒu (Méi·yǒu not · {does have} → [does not have] 没有 沒有) àixīn (ài·xīn loving · heart → [love] 爱心 愛心) de ({’s (person)} 的), jiù (then 就) hái (still 还 還) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · has → [has not] 没有 沒有) rènshi (rèn·shi (gotten) {to recognize} · {to know} 认识 認識) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝), yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · {Emperor → [God]} → [God] 上帝) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) ài (love 爱 愛). 9 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) pài ({river branched} → [sent] 派) tā (his 他) dúshēng (dú·shēng only · {given life to} 独生 獨生) de (’s 的) Érzi (Ér·zi Son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子) dào (to 到) shìrén (shì·rén world’s · people 世人) dāngzhōng (dāng·zhōng in · among 当中 當中), shǐ ({to cause} 使) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ {to be able} · [suf] 可以) tōngguò (tōng·guò {through (adv)} · passing → [through] 通过 通過) tā (him 他) dé ({to get} 得) shēngmìng (life 生命), zhè (this 这 這) jiù (exactly 就) xiǎnmíngle (xiǎn·míng·le showed · {to be clear} · {to completion} 显明了 顯明了) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) duì (towards 对 對) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) de (’s 的) ài (love 爱 愛). 10 Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) hái (still 还 還) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · had 没有 沒有) ài (loved 爱 愛) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝), Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) jiù (already 就) ài (loved 爱 愛) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們), pài ({river branched} → [sent] 派) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) Érzi (Ér·zi Son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子) lái ({to come} 来 來), zuòwéi (zuò·wéi {to become} · {to be} 作为 作為) qiú’ēn (qiú’·ēn seeking · favour → [propitiatory] 求恩) de (’s 的) jìshēng (jì·shēng {offered as a sacrifice} · {domestic animal} 祭牲) wèi (for 为 為/爲) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) chúzuì (chú·zuì {to remove} · sins 除罪). Zhè (this 这 這) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) ài (love 爱 愛) le ({to completion} 了).

📖 📄 📘 … 16 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) duì (towards 对 對) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們) suǒ ({that which (he)} 所) huái de (’s 的) ài (love 爱 愛), wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {have gone through} 已经 已經) rènshi (rèn·shi (getting) {to recognize} · {to know} 认识 認識) le ({to completion} 了), yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {have gone through} 已经 已經) xiāngxìn le ({to completion} 了).

📖 📄 📘 Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) ài (love 爱 愛). Shíkè liú zài (in 在) ài (love 爱 愛) li (inside 里 裡/裏) de ({’s (person)} 的), jiù (exactly 就) shíkè gēn (with 跟) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) liánhé, Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) yě (also 也) shíkè gēn (with 跟) tā (him 他) liánhé. … 19 Wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) ài (love 爱 愛), shì (is 是) yīnwei (yīn·wei because · for 因为 因為) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) xiān (first 先) ài (loved 爱 愛) wǒmen (wǒ·men us · [pl] 我们 我們).

📖 📄 📘 20 Shéi zìchēng (zì·chēng self · says 自称 自稱) ài Shàngdì, què hèn zìjǐ de (’s 的) dìxiong, jiùshì shuōhuǎng (shuō·huǎng speaking · lie 说谎 說/説謊) de (’s 的). Rén bú (not 不) ài zìjǐ kànjian de (’s 的) dìxiong, jiù bùnéng ài méiyǒu kànjian de (’s 的) Shàngdì. …