That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of the life;

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

but whosoever shall keep his word, truly the divine love of God has been made perfect in him. In this we know that we are in him.

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

I have written unto you, fathers, because you have known him from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Little children, let us love with divine love not in word, nor in tongue; but in deed and in truth.