Moreover, 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 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 man the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

Brethren, 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.

On the other hand, I write to you a new commandment, which is true concerning him and concerning you. For the darkness is passing away, and the light, which is true, now shines.

He who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness till now.

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

But he who hates his brother, is in the darkness, and walks in that darkness, and does not know whither he goes; because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Now the world passes away, and the lust of it; be he who does the will of God, abides forever.

Young children, it is the last period. And as you have heard that the antichrist comes, so, now, there are many antichrists; whence you know that it is the last period.

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

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

but the unction which you have received from him abides in you; and you have no need that any one should teach you, unless the same unction teaches you concerning all things, and is truth, and is no lie: and as it has taught you, you will abide in him.

And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and may not be put to shame by him, at his coming.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one who works righteousness, has been begotten by him.

Behold how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this reason, the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

Beloved, now we are the children of God; but it does not yet appear what we shall be. However, we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him-that we shall see him as he is.

Moreover, you know that he was manifested that he might take away our sins-and in him is no sin.

Little children, let no one deceive you: he who works righteousness, is righteous, even as He is righteous.

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

Every one who hates his brother, is a manslayer; and you know that no manslayer has eternal life abiding in him.

For by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

Now he who keeps His commandments, abides in him, and He in him; and by this we know that he abides in us, even by the Spirit, which he has given us.

By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, is from God.

And every spirit that does not confess Jesus, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, which you have heard that it comes, and now is in the world already.

We are of God: he who know God, hearkens to us; he who is not of God, hearkens not to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

He who does not love, does not know God; for God is love.

No one has seen God, at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is made perfect in us.

By this, we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

Now we have seen, and bear testimony, that the Father has sent forth his Son, to be the Saviour of the world.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: therefore, he who fears is not made perfect in love.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. Now, this is the testimony of God, which he has testified concerning his Son.

Now this is the testimony, that God has given to us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.

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

And if we know that he hearkens to us, concerning whatever we ask; we know that we shall obtain the petitions which we have asked from him.

We know that whoever has been begotten by God, does not sin; but he who is begotten by God, guards himself, and the wicked on does not lay hold on him.

We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies under the wicked one.

Moreover, we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we might know him that is true; and we are in him that is true-in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and the eternal life.