Now this we have heard from Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

But whosoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: and by this we know that we are in Him.

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known Him that is from the beginning: and I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one---

And the world passeth away, and the desire of it: but he, that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.

Behold then what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the children of God: though for this reason the world knoweth us not, because it knew not Him.

Beloved, we are now the children of God, but it doth not yet appear what we shall be: we know however, that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.

he, that makes a practise of sin, is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. And for this the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Whosoever is born of God doth not practise sin, because his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doth not practise righteousness, and he who loveth not his brother, is not of God:

But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

For, if our heart condemn us, God is still greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God:

Beloved, believe not every Spirit, but try the spirits, whether they be of God: for many false prophets are gone out into the world.

By this ye may know the Spirit of God: every Spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is of God:

and every spirit that doth not confess Jesus Christ, who is come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, which ye have heard was coming, and is already in the world.

Ye 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 are of God: he, that knoweth God, heareth us; but he, who is not of God, heareth not us. By this we know the Spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is from God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

He, that loveth not, knoweth not God: for God is love.

In this was the love of God manifested towards us, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

Herein is love; not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

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

Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for how can he, that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen?

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

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him:

and in this we know that we love the children of God, since we love God and keep his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that vanquisheth the world, even our faith.

Who then is he that overcometh the world, but he who believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Now if we admit the testimony of men, sure the testimony of God is greater: and this is the testimony of God, which He hath testified concerning his Son.

He, that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness in himself: he, that believeth not God, hath in effect made Him a liar, because he believed not the testimony which God hath testified of his Son.

And the testimony is this, that God hath given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.

He that hath the Son hath life: he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

These things have I written to you, who believe on the name of the son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may the more firmly believe on the name of the Son of God.

If any one see his brother commit a sin which is not unto death, let him pray for him, and God will give him life, that is for them that do not sin unto death. There is a sin unto death: and for that I do not say that he should pray.

We know that whosoever is born of God, doth not practise sin: but keepeth himself from it, and the wicked one doth not touch him.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth under the wicked one.

But we know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, and in his son Jesus Christ: He is the true God, and eternal life.