That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked upon, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life,

and the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and announce to you the everlasting life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,

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

And 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 the truth;

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus 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 children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And if any one have sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Beloved, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard.

I write to you, my children, because your sins have been forgiven you for his names sake.

I write to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, my children, because ye know the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because ye know him that was 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 Evil One.

My children, the last time is come; and as ye have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists; whereby we know that the last time is come.

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

And ye have an anointing 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.

As for you, let that which ye have heard from the beginning abide in you. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall abide in you, ye also will abide in the Son, and in the Father.

These things I have written to you concerning those who seduce you.

And the anointing which ye yourselves received from him abideth in you, and ye have no need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

And now, my children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

For this is the message that ye have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren; he that loveth not abideth in death.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence toward God;

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

And every spirit that doth not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, of which ye have heard that it is to come, and even now it is already in the world.

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

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

And we have known and believed the love that God hath in regard to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Herein hath love been perfected with us, that we have confidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

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

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

And this is the confidence which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us;

and if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked of him.