Textus Receptus Bibles
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
| 3:1 | Behold, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him. |
| 3:2 | Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shalbe made manifest, we shalbe like him: for we shall see him as he is. |
| 3:3 | And euery man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himselfe, euen as he is pure. |
| 3:4 | Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe. |
| 3:5 | And ye knowe that hee was made manifest, that he might take away our sinnes, and in him is no sinne. |
| 3:6 | Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him. |
| 3:7 | Litle children, let no man deceiue you: he that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, as hee is righteous. |
| 3:8 | He that comitteth sinne, is of the deuil: for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Sonne of God, that he might loose the workes of the deuil. |
| 3:9 | Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remaineth in him, neither can hee sinne, because he is borne of God. |
| 3:10 | In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother. |
| 3:11 | For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another, |
| 3:12 | Not as Cain which was of that wicked one, and slewe his brother: and wherefore slewe he him? because his owne workes were euill, and his brothers good. |
| 3:13 | Marueile not, my brethren, though this world hate you. |
| 3:14 | We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death. |
| 3:15 | Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him. |
| 3:16 | Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren. |
| 3:17 | And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him? |
| 3:18 | My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth. |
| 3:19 | For thereby we know that we are of the trueth, and shall before him assure our hearts. |
| 3:20 | For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things. |
| 3:21 | Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God. |
| 3:22 | And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commandements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight. |
| 3:23 | This is then his commandement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commandement. |
| 3:24 | For hee that keepeth his commandements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs. |
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
The Geneva Bible is one of the most influential and historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century Protestantism and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan. The language of the Geneva Bible was more forceful and vigorous and because of this, most readers strongly preferred this version at the time.
The Geneva Bible was produced by a group of English scholars who, fleeing from the reign of Queen Mary, had found refuge in Switzerland. During the reign of Queen Mary, no Bibles were printed in England, the English Bible was no longer used in churches and English Bibles already in churches were removed and burned. Mary was determined to return Britain to Roman Catholicism.
The first English Protestant to die during Mary's turbulent reign was John Rogers in 1555, who had been the editor of the Matthews Bible. At this time, hundreds of Protestants left England and headed for Geneva, a city which under the leadership of Calvin, had become the intellectual and spiritual capital of European Protestants.
One of these exiles was William Whittingham, a fellow of Christ Church at Oxford University, who had been a diplomat, a courtier, was much traveled and skilled in many languages including Greek and Hebrew. He eventually succeeded John Knox as the minister of the English congregation in Geneva. Whittingham went on to publish the 1560 Geneva Bible.
This version is significant because, it came with a variety of scriptural study guides and aids, which included verse citations that allow the reader to cross-reference one verse with numerous relevant verses in the rest of the Bible, introductions to each book of the Bible that acted to summarize all of the material that each book would cover, maps, tables, woodcut illustrations, indices, as well as other included features, all of which would eventually lead to the reputation of the Geneva Bible as history's very first study Bible.