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,

If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His Word is not in us.

But whoever keeps His Word, truly in this one the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are 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 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.

My children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

For there are three that bear witness {\I in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.