And this is the message that we heard from him, and do declare to you: that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

And by this we know that we do know him, if we keep his commandments.

He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.

He that says, he abides in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Again, a new commandment I do write to you, which is true as it respects him and you; because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines.

He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is in him no cause for offense.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, my little children, because you have known the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And the anointing which you have received from him abides in you; and you have no need that any one should teach you: but, as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true and is no lie, even as it has taught you, abide in it.

And now, little children, abide in him, that when he appears, we may have confidence, and may not be made ashamed by him at his coming.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one that works righteousness has been begotten by him.

Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

And every one that has this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

And you know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.

Whoever abides in him, sins not. Whoever sins, has neither seen him nor known him.

Whoever has been begotten of God does not work sin; because his seed remains in him: and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and for what reason did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother s, righteous.

Whoever hates his brother, is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts his heart against him, how dwells the love of God in him?

And by this we know that we are of the truth; and we shall have our hearts at rest before him:

and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.

In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

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

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him, and he in God.

And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that dwells in love, dwells in God, and God in him.

We love him, because he first loved us.

And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been be gotten of God: and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that is begotten of him.

He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in him self: he that believes not God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony which God has borne concerning his Son.

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us.

And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

If any one see his brother sinning a sin not to death, he shall ask, and he will give him life for those who sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say concerning this, that he should ask.

We know that whoever has been begotten of God, does not sin: but he that is begotten of God, keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we may know him that is true: and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and life eternal. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.