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

and the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and announce to you the everlasting life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,

But whoever keepeth his word, truly in him is the love of God perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him;

because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

And this is the promise which he himself promised us, even the life everlasting.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren; he that loveth not abideth in death.

Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath everlasting life abiding in him.

Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

But whoever hath this worlds goods, and seeth his brother having need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

My children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

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

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is from God, and every one that loveth hath been born of God, and knoweth God;

he that loveth not hath not known God; for God is love.

In this was manifested the love of God in regard to us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live through him.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

No one hath ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath in regard to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Herein hath love been perfected with us, that we have confidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

We love, because he first loved us.

If any one saith, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar; for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen?

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

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome,

And this is the witness, that God gave to us everlasting life, and this life is in his Son.

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

These things have I written to you, that ye may know that ye who believe in the name of the Son of God have everlasting life.

If any one see his brother sin a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and shall give him life,to those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; for that I do not say that he shall pray.

And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and everlasting life.