Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

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

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.

Whoever is born of God does not commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love remains in death.

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

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

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

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

By this we know that we remain in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

We love, because he first loved us.

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.