And this is the tidings which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

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

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

And hereby we are sure that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, "I know him," and yet keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the verity is not in him.

He that keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfect, indeed. And hereby know we that we are in him.

He that saith he bideth in him, ought to walk even as he walked.

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, a thing which is true in him, and also in you: for the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of offending in him.

I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye have overcome the wicked. I write unto you young children, how that ye know the father.

I write unto you fathers, how that ye have known him that was from the beginning. I write unto you young men, how that ye be strong; and the word of God dwelleth in you, that ye have overcome the wicked.

See that ye love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him.

And the anointing which ye have received of him dwelleth in you. And ye need not that any man teach you: but as the anointing teacheth you all things, and is true, and is no lie: and as it taught you, even so bide therein.

And now babes, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence and not be made ashamed of him at his coming.

If ye know that he is righteous, know also that all that work righteousness, are born of him.

Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it shall appear, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is.

And every man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himself, even as he is pure.

And ye know that he appeared to take away our sins, and there is no sin in him.

All that abide in him, sin not: And all that sin hath not seen him, neither hath known him.

and not be as Cain, which was of the devil and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? For his own deeds were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Whosoever hateth his brother, is a man slayer. And ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

He, then, that hath the substance of the world, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him?

and whatsoever we ask, that we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And thereby we know that there dwelleth in us of his spirit, which he gave us.

Herein appeared the love of God to us ward, because that God sent his only begotten son into the world, that we should live through him.

Hereby know we, that we abide in him, and he in us: For he hath given us of his spirit.

Whosoever confesseth that Jesus is the son of God, in him dwelleth God, and he in God.

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

We love him, because he loved us first.

And this commandment have we of him: that he which loveth God, should love his brother also.

All that believe that Jesus is Christ, are born of God. And all that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which was begotten of him.

He that believeth in the son of God hath the witness in himself. He that believeth not God, maketh him a liar, because he doth not believe the witness that God hath testified of his son.

And this is the confidence that we have in him: that if we ask ought, according to his will, he heareth us.

And if we know that he hear us whatsoever we ask, we know that we shall have the petitions that we desire of him.

If any man see his brother sin a sin that is not to death, let him ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death, for which say I not that a man should pray.

We know that all that are born of God, sin not: but he that is born of God keepeth himself, and that wicked toucheth him not.

We know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, to know him that is true: and we be in the truth through his son Jesus Christ. He is very God, and eternal life.