And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from every sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us.

Again, a new commandment I write to you, which is TRUE in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the TRUE light now shines.

He who claims to be in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.

He who loves his brother abides in the light, and no cause of stumbling is in him.

Therefore ye, let what ye heard from the beginning abide in you. If what ye heard from the beginning abides in you, ye also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

I wrote these things to you concerning those who lead you astray.

Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.

By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.