One who says, "I know him," and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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.

The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.

Whoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.

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 remains in him does not sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

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.

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who does not love his brother.

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

But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

and every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not of God; and this is that of the antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.

We are of God. He who knows God listens to us. He who is not of God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

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.

He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have God's Son does not have the life.

We know that whoever is born of God does not sin, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.