THAT which was from the beginning, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life;

(for the life was manifested, and we have beheld it, and bear testimony, and declare unto you that life eternal, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

that which we have seen and heard, declare we to you, that ye also may have communion with us: and indeed our communion is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

And this is the promise which we have heard from him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and that darkness in him there is none.

If we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and practise not the truth:

but if we walk in the light, as he is himself in the light, we have communion with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

MY dear children, these things I write to you, that ye should not sin. And if any of us sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

Brethren, I write not a new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him, who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

My dear children, it is the last hour; and as ye have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists: by which we know it is the last hour.

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

though ye have an unction from the Holy One, and know all things.

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

Let that abide in you therefore which ye have heard from the beginning. If that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

These things have I written unto you concerning those who are leading you astray.

But the unction which ye have received from him abideth in you; and ye need not that any person should instruct you. But as the same unction teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, abide in him.

And now, my dear children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be put to shame by him at his coming.

For this is the commandment which ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

By this we have known the love [of Christ], because for us he laid down his own life: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.

And every spirit who confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah is come into the world, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.

Ye are of God, my dear children, and have overcome them; because he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world.

By this was the love of God manifested to us, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might have life by him.

Herein is love, not that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiatory sacrifice for our sins.

And we have seen and bear testimony, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us. God is love; and he that abideth in love, abideth in God, and God in him.

By this is his love towards us perfected, that we might have confidence at the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

So this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love also his brother.

These things have I written to you who believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have life eternal, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

And this is the confidence that we have towards him, that whatsoever we ask according to his will, he heareth us.

And if we know that he heareth us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we receive the petitions, which we have requested, from him.