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

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But whoever keepeth his word, truly in him is the love of God perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him.

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

Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him, and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light now shineth.

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in the darkness until now.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him;

I write to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, my children, because ye know the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the Evil One.

My children, the last time is come; and as ye have heard that Antichrist is coming, even now there are many antichrists; whereby we know that the last time is come.

And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and know all things.

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

And the anointing which ye yourselves received from him abideth in you, and ye have no need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

And now, my children, abide in him; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness hath been born of him.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God l For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it hath not yet been manifested what we shall be. We know that, when it shall be manifested, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

My children, let no one deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren; he that loveth not abideth in death.

Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath everlasting life abiding in him.

Herein we know love, in that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him; and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit, which he gave us.

Hereby ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledgeth that Jesus Christ hath come in the flesh, is of God.

And every spirit that doth not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this is that spirit of Antichrist, of which ye have heard that it is to come, and even now it is already in the world.

We are of God; he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth us not. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

No one hath ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.

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

and if we know that he heareth us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked of him.

We know that whoever hath been born of God sinneth not; but he that is born of God keepeth himself, and the Evil One toucheth him not.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth under the dominion of the Evil One.

And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and everlasting life.