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we should love
Here, the word "we" refers to all believers. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive)
And why did he kill him? Because
John uses a question to teach his audience. This could be translated as a statement: "He killed him because" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)
his works were evil, and his younger brother’s righteous
This could be translated "because he was always doing evil things and his younger brother was doing good things."