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 no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

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

But whoso keepeth his word, verily in him the love of God is perfected: hereby we know that we are in him.

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.

Again, I do write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is past away, and the true light now shineth.

He that saith, he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.

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

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.

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.

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.

If ye know, that he is righteous, ye know that every one who doth righteousness is born of him.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.

Beloved children, let no one deceive you. He that practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

We know, that we are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

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

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

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 hath given us.

Hereby ye know the spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth Jesus Christ come in the flesh, is of 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.

We are of God; he that knoweth God, heareth us: he that is not of God, heareth not us: hereby know we the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

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

And we know and believe the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath torment.

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

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 if we know that he heareth us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we asked of him.

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not;

but he that is born of God keepeth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not. We know, that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the wicked one.

But we know that the Son of God is come; and he hath given us an understanding that we may know the true one; and we are in the true one, even in his Son Jesus Christ; this is the true God and eternal life.