But whoever keepeth his word, truly in him is the love of God perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

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.

My children, the last time is come; and as ye have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists; whereby we know that the last time is come.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they are not all of us.

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.

In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the Devil. Whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.

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.

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

Ye are of God, my 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 they speak of the world, and the world heareth them.

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

Herein hath love been perfected with us, that we have confidence 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,

For there are three that bear witness,

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth under the dominion of the Evil One.

And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and everlasting life.