It is of what existed from the very beginning, of what we heard, of what we saw, of what we witnessed and touched with our own hands, it is of the Logos of Life

(the Life has appeared; we saw it, we testify to it, we bring you word of that eternal Life which existed with the Father and was disclosed to us) ??3 it is of what we heard and saw that we bring you word, so that you may share our fellowship; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

Love not the world, nor yet what is in the world; if anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

Let that remain in you which you learned from the very beginning; if what you learned from the very beginning remains with you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father.

Now this is what he has promised you, eternal life.

'Born of him!' Think what a love the Father has for us, in letting us be called 'children of God!' That is what we are. The world does not recognize us? That is simply because it did not recognize him.

We are children of God now, beloved; what we are to be is not apparent yet, but we do know that when he appears, we are to be like him ??for we are to see him as he is.

We know what love is by this, that He laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for the brotherhood.

and we get from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Now this is what he commands, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he has commanded us to do;