What was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we beheld, and our own hands felt, concerning the word of life;

(And the life was manifested, and we have seen, and we testify, and announce to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;)

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and we announce to you, that God is light, and no darkness is in him.

Brethren, I write no new command to you, but an old command which ye had from the beginning. The old command is the word which ye heard from the beginning.

Again, I write a new command to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is passed away, and the true light already shines.

For every thing which in the world, the eager desire of the flesh, and the eager desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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

And the anointing which ye received from him remains in you, and ye have no need that any teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is true, and is no lie, and as it taught you, ye shall remain in him.

In this ye know the spirit of God: Every spirit which acknowledges Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is of God:

And every spirit which acknowledges not Jesus Christ having come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that of antichrist which ye have heard comes; and now is already in the world.

And we have known and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love; and he remaining in love remains in God, and God in him.

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

He believing in the Son of God has the testimony in himself: he not believing God has made him a liar; for he has not believed the testimony which God has testified of his Son.

And this is the freedom of speech which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us:

And if we know that he hear us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.