For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down into hell, and delivered them in chains of darkness, to be kept unto judgement;

For he being righteous and dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds -

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment for to be punished:

namely, them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise the rulers. Presumptuous are they, and stubborn, and fear not to speak evil of them that are in authority;

and receive the reward of unrighteousness. They count it pleasure to live deliciously for a season. Spots they are, and filthiness, living at pleasure, and in deceitful ways feasting with you:

For when they have spoken the swelling words of vanity, they beguile with wantonness through the lusts of the flesh them that were clean escaped: but now are wrapped in errors.

They promise them liberty, and are themselves the bondservants of corruption. For of whomsoever a man is overcome, unto the same is he in bondage.

For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning.

For it had been better for them, not to have known the way of righteousness, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them.

and say, "Where is the promise of his coming? For since the fathers died all things continue in the same estate wherein they were at the beginning."

But the heavens verily and earth which are now, are kept by the same word in store, and reserved unto fire, against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

looking for, and hasting unto, the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens shall perish with fire, and the elements shall be consumed with heat.

Nevertheless, we look for a new heaven, and a new earth, according to his promise, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Wherefore, dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and undefiled:

For the life appeared: and we have seen, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the father, and appeared unto us.

And he it is that obtaineth grace for our sins; and not for our sins only, but also for the sins of all the world.

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you: but an old commandment which ye had at the beginning. For an old commandment is the word which ye heard from the beginning.

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, a thing which is true in him, and also in you: for the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

And he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness; and knoweth not whither he goeth, for darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Babes, I write unto you how that your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

For all that is in the world - as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of goods - are not of the father: but of the world.

They went out of us, but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us. But that fortuned, that it might appear that they were not of us.

Behold what love the father hath showed on us, that we should be called the sons of God. For this cause the world knoweth you not; because it knoweth not him.

Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, and yet it doth not appear what we shall be. But we know that when it shall appear, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is.

All that commit sin, committeth unrighteousness also, for sin is unrighteousness.

He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth since the beginning. But for this cause appeared the son of God, even to destroy the works of the devil.

All that are born of God do no sin, for his seed abideth in them, and they cannot sin, because they be born of God.

For this is the tidings, that ye heard at the beginning, that we should love one another:

and not be as Cain, which was of the devil and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? For his own deeds were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Hereby are we assured of love: because he left his life for us: And therefore we ought also to give our lives for our brethren.

for thereby we know that we be of the truth, and so shall we certify our hearts in his sight.

Ye beloved, believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they be of God, or not: for many false prophets are gone out in to the world.

Little children, ye are of God, and have overcome them: for greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God. And all that love are born of God, and knoweth God.

And he that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is love.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to make a satisfaction for our sins.

Hereby know we, that we abide in him, and he in us: For he hath given us of his spirit.

Herein is the love perfect with us, that we should have confidence in the day of judgment; For as he is, even so are we in this world.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out all fear, for fear hath painfulness. He therefore that feareth is not perfect in love.