And this is the message which we have heard from him, and are reporting unto you, - that, God, is, light, and in him is, no darkness at all.

But whosoever may be keeping his word, of a truth, in this man, the love of God hath been made perfect. Hereby, perceive we, that, in him, we are.

And, this, is the promise, which he hath promised unto us, - The age-abiding life.

And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.

He that is committing sin, is, of the adversary, because, from the beginning, the adversary is sinning. To this end, was the Son of God made manifest, in order that he might undo the works of the adversary.

Because, this, is the message which ye have heard from the beginning - that we should be loving one another, -

But, whoso hath this world's goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?

And, this, is his commandment, - that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another - just as he gave a commandment unto us.

And, every spirit that doth not confess Jesus, of God, is not. And, this, is the spirit of the Antichrist, touching which ye have heard that it cometh: even now, is it, in the world, already.

They, are, of the world: For this cause, of the world, they speak, and the world, unto them, doth hearken.

We, are, of God: he that is getting to understand God, hearkeneth unto us, - whoso is not of God, hearkeneth not unto us: from this, perceive we - the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Beloved! If, in this way, God, loved us, we also, ought to love, one another.

Herein, hath love with us, been made perfect, - in order that, boldness, we might have in the day of judging, - in that, just as, He, is, we also, are, in this world.

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

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

Because, whatsoever hath been born of God, overcometh the world; and, this, is the victory that hath overcome the world - our faith.

This, is he that came through means of water and blood, Jesus Christ: not, by the water, only, but, by the water and by the blood, - and, the Spirit, it is, that is bearing witness, because, the Spirit, is the truth.

If, the witness of men, we receive, the witness of God, is, greater. Because, this, is the witness of God - in that he hath borne witness concerning his Son, -

And, this, is the witness: - that, life age-abiding, hath God given unto us, and, this life, is, in his Son:

And, this, is the boldness which we have towards him: that, if, anything, we ask, according to his will, He doth hearken unto us.

We know, moreover, that, the Son of God, hath come, and hath given us insight, so that we are getting to understand, him that is Real, - and we are in him that is Real, in his Son Jesus Christ. This, is the Real God, and life age-abiding.