That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled of the word of life:

For the life was manifested, and we have seen, and testify and declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us:

That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ:

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

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

But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth 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 beloved children, I write these things to you, that ye may not sin. But if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous, And he is the propitiation for our sins;

Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but the old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

I have written to you, beloved children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name sake.

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

I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. 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.

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that Antichrist cometh, so even now there are many Antichrists, whereby we know that it is the last time.

They went out from 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 were not all of us.

But ye have an anointing from the Holy one, and know all things.

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

These things have I written to you, concerning them that seduce you.

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any should teach you, save as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in them.

And now, beloved children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

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

And every spirit which confesseth not Jesus Christ come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and now already it is in the world.

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

And we have seen and testify, that the Father sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Hereby is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.

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

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

And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask any thing 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.