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

I have written to you, beloved children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name sake.

I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is 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 wicked one.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world: if any one love the world, the love of the Father is not 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.

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.

Hereby the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil: whosoever practiseth not righteousness is not of God; neither he that loveth not his brother.

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

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

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those 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 are gone out into the world.

Ye are of God, beloved 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 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 not us: hereby know we the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Hereby is our love made perfect, 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 grievous.

For there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and these three agree in one.

And there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.

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.