That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have beheld, and our hands have handled of the word of life:

For the life was manifested, and we have seen, and testify and declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested to us:

That which we have seen and heard declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ:

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

Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but the old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

Again, I do write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is past away, and the true light now shineth.

Therefore let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning: if that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father.

And this is the promise which he hath promised us, eternal life.

But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any should teach you, save as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in them.

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we love one another.

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 hath given us.

Hereby ye know the spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth Jesus Christ come in the flesh, is of God.

And every spirit which confesseth not Jesus Christ come in the flesh, is not of God: and this is that spirit of Antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and now already it is in the world.

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; and this is the testimony of God, which he hath testified of his Son.

He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself. He that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believeth not the testimony which he hath testified of his Son.

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

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

If any one see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, let him ask, and he will give him life for them that sin not unto death.