## Dear children ##

See how you translated this in [1 John 2:1](../02/01.md).

## let no one lead you astray ##

This can be translated "do not let anyone fool you" or "do not let anyone deceive you" (UDB)

## He who does righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous ##

This could be translated as "He who does what is right is pleasing to God just as Christ is pleasing to God."

## does sin ##

"continues to sin repeatedly" (UDB)

## is of the devil ##

"belongs to the devil" or "is like the devil" (UDB)

## from the beginning ##

This refers to the very earliest times of creations before humans first sinned. This could be translated as "since the earliest times of creation." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## the Son of God was revealed ##

This can be translated with an active clause: "God revealed his son" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])