THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,??2 and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,??3 that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

And this is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, That God is light, and with him there is no darkness.

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you heard.

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

I wrote to you, fathers, because you have known him that is from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God continues in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us they would have continued with us; but [they went out from us] that they might be manifest that they are not all of us.

And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and know all things.

Let that which you heard from the beginning continue in you. If that which you heard from the beginning continues in you, you also shall continue in the Son and in the Father.

And the anointing which you received from him continues in you, and you have no need that any one should teach you; but as his anointing teaches you of all things, and is true and is not a lie, even as it has taught you, continue in him.

he that commits sin is of the devil, for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this was the Son of God manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning; that we should love one another;

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers; he that loves not, continues in death.

And whoever has the goods of the world and sees his brother have need, and withholds his compassions from him, how continues the love of God in him?

and what we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

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

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.