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That which
was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with
our eyes,
which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of
life; 2For
the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness,
and shew
unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was
manifested unto
us; 3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you,
that ye
also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is
with the
Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4And these things
write we
unto you, that your joy may be full.
5This
then is the message which we have heard of him, and
declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If
we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie,
and do
not the truth: 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in
the light,
we have fellowship one with another, and the [Blood BL->34] of Jesus Christ
his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8If we say that we have
no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we
confess our
sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us
from all unrighteousness. 10If we say that we have not
sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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My little
children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any
man sin,
we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2And
he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also
for the
sins of the whole world. 3And hereby we do know that we
know
him, if we keep his commandments. 4He that saith, I know
him, and
keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5But
whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected:
hereby know
we that we are in him. 6He that saith he abideth in him
ought
himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
7Brethren,
I write no new commandment unto you, but an old
commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the
word
which ye have heard from the beginning. 8Again, a new
commandment I
write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the
darkness is
past, and the true light now shineth. 9He that saith he is
in the
light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10He
that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none
occasion of
stumbling in him. 11But he that hateth his brother is in
darkness,
and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that
darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12I write unto you, little
children,
because your sins are forgiven you for His
[Name NM.B->21]
~. 13I
write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from
the
beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the
wicked
one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the
Father. 14I
have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is
from
the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are
strong, and
the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 15Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any
man love
the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all
that is
in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of
life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17And the
world
passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God
abideth
for ever.
18Little
children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard
that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists;
whereby we
know that it is the last time. 19They went out from us, but
they
were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt
have
continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made
manifest
that they were not all of us. 20But ye have an unction from
the Holy
One, and ye know all things. 21I have not written unto you
because
ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of
the truth.
22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the
Christ? He is
antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23Whosoever
denieth
the Son, the same hath not the Father {#~}.
24Let that therefore abide in you,
which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard
from the
beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and
in the
Father. 25And this is the promise that he hath promised us,
even
eternal life. 26These things have I written unto
you
concerning them that seduce you. 27But the anointing which
ye have
received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you:
but as
the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no
lie, and
even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 28And
now, little
children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have
confidence, and
not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29If ye know that
he is righteous,
ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
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Behold,
what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be
called
the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew
him not. 2Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall
be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see
him as
he is. 3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth
himself,
even as he is pure. 4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth
also the
law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5And ye know
that he
was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6Whosoever
abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him,
neither known
him. 7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that
doeth
righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8He
that
committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For
this purpose [The Son of God
SG->31] was manifested, that he
might
destroy the works of the devil. 9Whosoever is born of God
doth not
commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because
he is
born of God. 10In this the children of God are manifest,
and the
children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,
neither
he that loveth not his brother. 11For this is the message
that ye
heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 12Not
as
Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And
wherefore
slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s
righteous.
13Marvel
not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 14We
know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the
brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15Whosoever
hateth
his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal
life
abiding in him. 16Hereby perceive we the love of God,
because
he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our
lives for the
brethren. 17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his
brother
have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him,
how
dwelleth the love of God in him? 18My little children, let
us not
love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19And
hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts
before
him. 20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our
heart,
and knoweth all things. 21Beloved, if our heart condemn us
not, then
have we confidence toward God. 22And whatsoever we ask, we
receive
of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are
pleasing
in his sight. 23And this is his commandment, That we should
believe
on the [Name NM.B->22] of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one
another, as he
gave us commandment. 24And he that keepeth his commandments
dwelleth
in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the
Spirit
which he hath given us.
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Beloved,
believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God:
because
many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2Hereby
know ye the
Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come
in the
flesh is of God: 3And every spirit that confesseth not that
Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit
of
antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now
already is
it in the world. 4Ye are of God, little children, and have
overcome
them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the
world. 5They
are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world
heareth
them. 6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he
that is not
of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the
spirit of
error.
7Beloved,
let us love one another: for love is of God; and
every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8He
that
loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9In this was
manifested
the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son
into the
world, that we might live through him. 10Herein is love,
not that we
loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the
propitiation
for our sins. 11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also
to love
one another. 12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love
one
another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13Hereby
know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of
his
Spirit. 14And we have seen and do testify that the Father
sent the
Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15Whosoever
shall confess
that Jesus is [The Son of God
SG->32], God dwelleth in him, and
he in
God. 16And we have known and believed the love that God
hath to us.
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in
him. 17Herein
is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of
judgment:
because as he is, so are we in this world. 18There is no
fear in
love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He
that
feareth is not made perfect in love. 19We love him, because
he first
loved us. 20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his
brother, he is
a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can
he love
God whom he hath not seen? 21And this commandment have we
from him,
That he who loveth God love his brother also.
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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. 2By
this we
know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his
commandments. 3For this is the love of God, that we keep
his
commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4For
whatsoever
is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that
overcometh
the world, even our faith. 5Who is he that
overcometh the
world, but he that believeth that Jesus is [The Son of God
SG->33]? 6This is he
that came
by water and [Blood BL->35], even Jesus Christ; not by water
only, but by
water and [Blood BL->36]. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness,
because the
Spirit is truth. 7For there are three that bear record in
heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one. 8And
there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water,
and the [Blood BL->37]:
and these three agree in one. 9If we receive the witness of
men, the
witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath
testified of his Son. 10He that believeth on [The Son of God SG->34]
hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a
liar;
because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11And
this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this
life is in
his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he
that hath
not [The
Son of God SG->35] hath not life. 13These things
have I written
unto you that believe on the [Name NM.B->23]
of [The
Son of God SG->36]; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,
and that
ye may believe on the [Name NM.B->24] of [The Son of God
SG->37]. 14And this
is the
confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to
his
will, he heareth us: 15And if we know that he hear us,
whatsoever we
ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16If
any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he
shall ask,
and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a
sin
unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17All
unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 18We
know
that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of
God
keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19And
we know
that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20And
we know that [The Son of God
SG->38] is come, and hath given
us an
understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him
that is
true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
eternal
life. 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. [Amin
AM.C->33].