because it is written, Be you holy, for I am holy.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps,

not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing.

Again, a new commandment I write you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is past and the true light now appears.

but he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.

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.

I have not written to you because you know not the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God. The world therefore knows us not, because it knew him not.

No one that has been born of God commits sin, for his seed continues in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

not as Cain was of the evil one and killed his brother; and why did he kill him? because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

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

By this we have known love, because he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

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

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

We love, because he first loved us.

He that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he that believes not God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony which God has testified concerning his Son.

Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him and those who pierced him, and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn because of him. Yes, amen.

I know your works; behold, I have placed before you an opened door, which no man can shut; because you have a little power, and kept my word, and did not deny my name.

Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which is to come on all the world, to try those who dwell on the earth.

Because therefore you are warm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spew you out of my mouth.

And I wept much because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it.

And the name of the star was called Bitterness. And a third part of the waters became bitter, and many men died by the waters, because they were bitter.

And those that dwell on the earth shall be glad, and rejoice over them, and shall send gifts one to another, because these two prophets tormented those that dwell on the earth.

and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave power to the beast, and worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast, and who is able to make war with him?

AND I saw another symbol in heaven, great and wonderful, seven angels having the last seven plagues, because by them the wrath of God was finished.

And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art just, the Is and the Was, [the] Holy One, because thou hast judged thus,

And great hail of about the weight of a talent [the Attic talent, pounds, the Jewish, 113] came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail because its plague was very great.

because all nations have drank of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth became rich from the greatness of her luxury.

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and lament for her, because no one buys their wares any more,