And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce 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 the 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 hereby we know that we know 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 whoever keepeth his word, truly in him is the love of God perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

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

Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him, and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light now shineth.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him;

I write to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, my children, because ye know the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because ye know him that was 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 Evil One.

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him;

And the anointing which ye yourselves received from him abideth in you, and ye have no need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

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

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness hath been born of him.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it hath not yet been manifested what we shall be. We know that, when it shall be manifested, we shall be like him; because 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 sins; and in him is no sin.

Whoever abideth in him sinneth not; whoever sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.

Whoever hath been born of God doth not commit sin, because his seed abideth in him; and he cannot sin, because he hath been born of God.

not as Cain was of the Evil One, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brothers righteous.

Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath everlasting life abiding in him.

But whoever hath this worlds goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion 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 whatever we ask, we receive of 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, by the Spirit, which he gave us.

In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him.

Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

Whoever acknowledgeth that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

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

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

Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ hath been born of God; and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth also him that hath been begotten of him.

He that believeth in the Son of God hath the witness within him; he that believeth not God hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed in the witness which God hath borne concerning his Son.

And this is the confidence which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us;

and if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked of him.

If any one see his brother sin a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and shall give him life,to those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; for that I do not say that he shall pray.

We know that whoever hath been born of God sinneth not; but he that is born of God keepeth himself, and the Evil One toucheth him not.