Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.

I wrote to you, little children, because you have known the Father. I wrote to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

No one who is of God practices sin, for God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

In this love is perfected among us, that we may have confidence for the Day of Judgment, because as he is so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. And he who fears is not made perfect in love.

We love because he first loved us.

And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given of his Son.