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

(for the Life was revealed, and we have seen it and bear witness, and show to you the everlasting Life, who was with the Father and was revealed to us),

that which we have seen and heard we declare unto you, so that you 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 declare 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 darkness, we lie and do not practice 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 Christ 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. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

And by this we know that we have known Him, if we keep His commandments.

He who says, I have known Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Brothers, I do not write a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word which you have heard from the beginning.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known 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 have known the Father.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Little children, it is the last time. And just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have risen up, from which we know that it is the last hour.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they were of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out so that it might be revealed that they were not all of us.

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

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

These things I have written to you concerning those leading you astray.

And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He is revealed, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him in His coming.

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

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

By this we have known the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Beloved, if our heart does not accuse us, we have confidence toward God.

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

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

And we have seen and testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

And we have known and believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

In this is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that as He is, so also we are in this world.

And we have this commandment from Him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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

And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.