That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life

(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);

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

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not tell the truth.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses 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 little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

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.

Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.

You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.

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.

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

These things I have written to you concerning those who would lead you astray.

Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

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

Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

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.

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.

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.

In this is love, not that we have loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

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.

This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

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

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

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.