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.

And now, little children, continue in him, that when he shall appear we may have boldness, and not be put to shame by him at his coming.

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 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?

Beloved, if our minds do not condemn us, we have boldness before God,

BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they are of God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. And this is the [spirit] of anti-christ, of which you have heard that he is coming, and he is now in the world already.

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.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son, the Saviour of the world.

And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that continues in love continues in God and God in him.

By this is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, that as he is we also are in this world.

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

These things have I written to you, that you who believe in the name of the Son of God may know that you have eternal life.

And this is the confidence which we have in respect to him, that if we ask any thing according to his will he hears us.

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

THE elder to the elect Curia and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only but also all who have known the truth,

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; this is the deceiver, and the antichrist.

I have no greater joy than this, that I hear of my children walking in the truth.

For some men have come in by deception, who were of old appointed to this judgment, impious, changing the grace of our God into lewdness, and denying our only master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Woe to them; for they have gone in the way of Cain, and rushed into the error of Balaam for a reward, and perished in the contradiction of Korah.

to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the wicked among them of all the deeds of impiety which they have impiously committed, and of all the hard speeches which impious sinners have spoken against him.

and some save, plucking them from the fire, but have mercy on others with fear, hating even the garment that is defiled by the flesh.

and the living, and I was dead, and behold, I am living forever and ever; and I have the keys of death and of hades.

and you have patience, and suffered for my name, and did not faint.

But I have against you that you have left your first love.

Remember therefore whence you have fallen, and change your minds, and do the first works, otherwise I will come to you and remove your candlestick from its place, unless you change your minds.

But you have this, that you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

Fear not what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you shall have affliction ten days. Be faithful till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

But I have a few things against you; you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put an occasion of sin before the children of Israel, both to eat things offered to idols and to commit fornication.

So in like manner you have also those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.

But I have against you that you allow your wife Jezebel, who says she is a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit fornication and eat things offered to idols.

But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira who have not this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden;

but what you have, hold fast till I come.

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and crush them like earthen vessels, as I also have received of my Father,

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things says he that has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, I know your works, that you have a name to live, and are dead.

Be watchful, confirm the rest who are about to die. For I have not found your works perfect before my God.

Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and watch, and change your minds. If therefore you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know at what hour I will come upon you.

But you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

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.

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say they are Jews, and are not, but lie, behold, I will make them come and worship at your feet, and they shall know that I have loved you.

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.

I come quickly; keep what you have, that no man may take your crown.

For you say, I am rich and have become rich and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable, and pitiable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

And from the smoke went out locusts on the earth, and power was given them like the power which scorpions of the earth have.

These have power to shut heaven, that it may not rain in the days of their prophecy, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to smite the earth with every plague as often as they will.

And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.

And the smoke of their torment rises up forever and ever, and they have no rest day nor night who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

who shall not fear thee, Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou only art holy, for all the nations shall come and worship before thee, for thy righteous ordinances have been made manifest.

and the seven angels went out who have the last seven plagues, clothed with pure bright linen, and girded about the breasts with golden girdles.

And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and there was an evil and malignant ulcer on the men who have the mark of the beast and those who worship his image.

with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

and are seven kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come, and when he comes must continue a short time.

And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which have not yet received a kingdom, but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

These have one will, and give their power and their authority to the beast.

for God has put it into their hearts to do his will and to have one will and give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God are finished.

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.

for her sins have reached to heaven and God has remembered her wickedness.

And the fruit of your soul's desire has gone from you, and all precious and shining stores have perished from you, and you shall find them no more.

and in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all that have been killed on the earth.

And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and the word of God, and who did not worship the beast nor his image and did not receive the mark on their forehead and on their right hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years;

and he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, nor shall lamentation nor crying nor pain be any more, for the former things have passed away.

But the fearful and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.

And there shall be no night, and they shall have no need of a lamp and light, for the Lord God shall shed light on them, and they shall reign forever and ever.

Blessed are they that keep his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and enter by the gates into the city.