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

And by this we know that we do know him, if we keep his commandments.

But whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected: by this we know that we are in him.

And this is the promise which he has promised us, even eternal life.

Behold, how great love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the children of God! For this reason, the world knows us not, because it knew him not.

And every one that has this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He is pure.

He that works sin is of the devil, for the devil sins from the beginning: for this purpose was the son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not work righteousness is not of God; neither is he that loves not his brother.

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

By this we know the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts his heart against him, how dwells the love of God in him?

And by this we know that we are of the truth; and we shall have our hearts at rest before him:

And this is his commandment: That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one an other, as he gave us commandment.

And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is from God:

and whatever spirit confesses not that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, is not from God: and this is the spirit of antichrist, of which you have heard that it comes, and is now already in the world.

We are of God: he that knows God, hears us: he that is not of God, does not hear us: by this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

In this is love; not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.

By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

By this is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because, as he is, so are we in this world.

And this commandment we have from him: That he that loves God, must love his brother also.

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

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

For whatever is begotten of God, overcomes the world; and this is the victorious principle that overcomes the world, even our faith.

This is he that came by water and by blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water only, but by water and by blood: and it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is truth.

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which he has borne concerning his Son.

And this is the testimony, that God has given us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us.

If any one see his brother sinning a sin not to death, he shall ask, and he will give him life for those who sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say concerning this, that he should ask.

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we may know him that is true: and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and life eternal. Little children, keep yourselves from idols.