That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we gazed upon, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life

(and the Life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you The Eternal Life; Who, indeed, was with the Father, and was manifested to us);

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you also, that ye also may have fellow-ship with us; and our fellowship also is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

And this is the message which we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and are walking in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth;

but, if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with One another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say, "We have no sin," we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we say, "We have not sinned," we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And, if any one sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous.

And in this we know that we have known Him, if we keep His commandments.

He who says, "I have known Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

I write to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name's sake.

I write to you, fathers, because ye have known Him Who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have conquered the evil one. I wrote to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

I wrote to you, fathers, because ye have known Him Who is from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have conquered the evil one.

Little children, it is the last hour; and, as ye heard that Anti-Christ is coming, even now many anti-christs have arisen; whence we know that it is the last hour.

They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they are not all of us.

And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye all know Him.

And the Anointing which ye received from Him abideth in you, and ye have no need that anyone teach you; but as His Anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as He taught you, ye abide in Him.

And now, little children, abide in Him; that, if He shall be manifested, we may have confidence, and not be put away from Him with shame at His coming.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not abides in death.

In this we have known the love, that He laid down His soul in our behalf; and we ought to lay down our souls in behalf of the brethren.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God;

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

and every spirit that confesses not Jesus is not of God; and this is the spirit of the Anti-Christ, of which ye have heard that it is coming, and now it is in the world already.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He Who is in you, than he that is in the world.

And we have beheld, and testify, that the Father hath sent the Son, as Savior of the world.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath in us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God abideth in him.

In this has love been made perfect with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, even so are we in this world.

And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God loves his brother also.

These things I wrote to you who believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life.

And this is the confidence which we have toward Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us;

and, if we know that He heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we asked of Him.