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 confess our sins, faithful is he and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

and he himself is the propitiatory victim for our sins: and indeed not for ours only, but for the whole world.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and in him the truth is not.

He who saith that he abideth in him, ought as he walked, even so himself to walk.

He who saith, that he is in the light, yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

He that loveth his brother is in the light, and occasion of stumbling in him there is none.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he is departing, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof, but he who doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Who is the liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Messiah? This man is the antichrist, who denieth the Father and the Son.

Every one that denieth the Son, neither doth he hold the Father; but he that acknowledgeth the Son, holdeth the Father also.

And this is the promise which he hath promised to us, even life eternal.

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.

If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is born of him.

Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.

My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.

We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

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.

But whosoever hath worldly abundance, and seeth his brother under necessity, and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he abideth in us, from the Spirit which he hath given us.

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.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion.

He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love.

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.

By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his own Spirit.

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

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.

Fear is not in this love; but the perfect love casteth out fear: for fear hath anguish. He that is afraid is not made perfect in love.

We love him, because he first loved us.

If any person say, I love God, yet hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love the God whom he hath not seen?

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

Who is he that overcometh the world, except he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus the Messiah; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood: and the Spirit is the witnessing person, because the Spirit is the truth.

If we receive the testimony of man, the testimony of God is stronger: for this is the testimony of God which he testified concerning his Son.

He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself; he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed on the testimony which God testified of his Son.

He that hath the Son, hath this life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not this life.

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.

If any person see his brother committing a sin not unto death, he shall request, and God will grant him life for those that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I say not that he should request for that.

We know that every one who is born of God sinneth not; but he that is born of God preserveth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not.

But we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given to us understanding, that we might know the true God; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus the Messiah. HE is the true God, and the life eternal.