but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

I write unto you, my little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto 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, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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 all are not of us.

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

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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

They are of the world: therefore speak they as of the world, and the world heareth them.

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

Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.