I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God which he has witnessed concerning his Son.