But whoever keeps his word, truly in this man the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

Little children, I write to you, because your sins are forgiven you, on account of his name.

Fathers, I have written to you, because you have known him from the beginning. Young men, I have written to you, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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.

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.

By this the children of God are discovered, and the children of the devil: whoever works not righteousness, is not of God, neither he who loves not his brother.

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

And whatever we ask, we receive from him; because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they be from God; because many false prophets are gone forth into the world.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because he is greater, who is with you, than he who is with the world.

They are of the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world hearkens to them.

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.

By this, the love has been perfected in us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

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

Indeed, there are three who bear testimony: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in one.

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.