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

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and in him the truth is not.

But whosoever keepeth his word, verily in him is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.

Brethren, I write not a new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which is a true thing in him, and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light is now shining.

He who saith, that he is in the light, yet hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

My dear children, it is the last hour; and as ye have heard that antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists: by which we know it is the last hour.

though ye have an unction from the Holy One, and know all things.

I have not written to you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

But the unction which ye have received from him abideth in you; and ye need not that any person should instruct you. But as the same unction teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, abide in him.

And now, my dear children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be put to shame by him at his coming.

If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is born of him.

BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.

My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

Every one who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath life eternal abiding in him.

and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he abideth in us, from the Spirit which he hath given us.

By this ye know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesseth that Jesus the Messiah is come in the flesh, is from God.

And every spirit who confesseth not that Jesus the Messiah is come into the world, is not from God: and this is that spirit of antichrist which ye have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.

We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of delusion.

He that loveth not, never knew God; for God is love.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his own Spirit.

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

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

And if we know that he heareth us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we receive the petitions, which we have requested, from him.

We know that every one who is born of God sinneth not; but he that is born of God preserveth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the power of that wicked one.

But we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given to us understanding, that we might know the true God; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus the Messiah. HE is the true God, and the life eternal.