Now this we have heard from Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have communion with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practise the truth:

but 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 have known Him, if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whosoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: and by this we know that we are in Him.

He that saith, he abideth in Him, ought himself also so to walk even as He walked.

though I write it again as a new commandment, which is truth in Him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning: and I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. Yea I have written to you, little children, because ye have known the Father:

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning: and I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one---

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world; for if any one love the world to excess, the love of the Father is not in him.

But the unction, which ye have received from Him, abideth in you; and therefore ye have no need that any should teach you: since this very unction teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth and not falshood; even as that hath taught you, abide in Him.

And now, little children, abide, I say, in Him; that, when He shall appear, we may have confidence, and may not be ashamed before Him at his coming.

If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one, who practiseth righteousness, is born of Him.

Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us not, because it knew not Him.

Beloved, we are now the children of God, but it doth not yet appear what we shall be: we know however, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

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

And ye know that He was manifested, to take away our sins: and in Him there is no sin.

Whosoever abideth in Him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen Him, nor known Him.

Whosoever is born of God doth not practise sin, because his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

and why did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

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

And he, that keepeth his commandments, abideth in Him, and He in him: and hereby we know that He abideth in us, even by the Spirit which He hath given us.

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

By this we know that we are in Him, and He in us; because He hath given us of his Spirit.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

We love Him, because He first loved us. If any one say,

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

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him:

He, that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness in himself: he, that believeth not God, hath in effect made Him a liar, because he believed not the testimony which God hath testified of his Son.

And this is the confidence, which we have towards Him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, He heareth us:

and if we know that He heareth us in whatsoever we ask; we know that we shall have the petitions, which we have requested of Him.

If any one see his brother commit a sin which is not unto death, let him pray for him, and God will give him life, that is for them that do not sin unto death. There is a sin unto death: and for that I do not say that he should pray.

We know that whosoever is born of God, doth not practise sin: but keepeth himself from it, and the wicked one doth not touch him.

But we know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, and in his son Jesus Christ: He is the true God, and eternal life.