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

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

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

But whoever keeps His Word, truly in this one the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in Him.

Brothers, I do not write a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word which you have heard from the beginning.

Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true Light now shines.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in darkness until now.

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

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

Little children, it is the last time. And just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have risen up, from which we know that it is the last hour.

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

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

But the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true and no lie, and as He has taught you, abide in Him.

And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He is revealed, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him in His coming.

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who does righteousness has been born of Him.

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be. But we know that when He shall be revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

And you know that He was revealed that He might take away our sins, and in Him is no sin.

Little children, let no one deceive you. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as that One is righteous.

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

Everyone hating his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has everlasting life abiding in him.

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

And he who keeps His commandment dwells in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit which He gave to us.

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God;

and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the antichrist you heard is coming, and even now is already in the world.

We are of God. He who knows God hears us. The one who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.

By this we know that we dwell in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment. He who fears has not been perfected in love.

By this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and keep His commandments.

I have written these things to you who believe on the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have everlasting life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God.

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not continue to sin, but the one born of God guards himself, and the evil one does not touch him.

We know that we are of God, and all the world lies in evil.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and He has given us an understanding so that we may know Him who is true. And we are in Him that is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and the everlasting life.