aMy little children
, I am bwriting
these
things
to you so
that you may not sin
. And if
anyone
sins
, cwe have
an 1 dAdvocate
with the Father
, Jesus
Christ
the righteous
;
and He Himself is athe 1propitiation
for our sins
; and not for ours
only
, but also
bfor those of the whole
world
.
aBy this we know
that we have come to bknow
Him, if
we ckeep
His commandments
.
The one who says, " aI have come to bknow
Him," and does not keep
His commandments
, is a cliar
, and dthe truth
is not in him;
but whoever akeeps
His word
, in him the blove
of God
has truly
been perfected
. cBy this
we know
that we are in Him:
the one who says he aabides
in Him bought
himself
to walk
in the same
manner
as He walked
.
aBeloved, I am bnot writing
a new
commandment
to you, but an old
commandment
which
you have had
cfrom the beginning
; the old
commandment
is the word
which
you have heard
.
1On the other hand
, I am writing
aa new
commandment
to you, which
is true
in Him and in you, because
bthe darkness
is passing
away
and cthe true
Light
is already
shining
.
The one who says he is in the Light
and yet ahates
his bbrother
is in the darkness
until
now
.
aThe one who loves his brother
abides
in the Light
and there is no
cause
for stumbling
in him.
But the one who ahates his brother
is in the darkness
and bwalks
in the darkness
, and does not know
where
he is going
because
the darkness
has cblinded
his eyes
.
I am writing to you, alittle
children
, because
byour sins
have been forgiven
you for His name's
sake
.
I am writing to you, fathers
, because
you know
Him awho has been from the beginning
. I am writing
to you, young
men
, because
byou have overcome
cthe evil
one
. I have written
to you, children
, because
dyou know
the Father
.
I have written to you, fathers
, because
you know
Him awho has been from the beginning
. I have written
to you, young
men
, because
you are bstrong
, and the cword
of God
abides
in you, and dyou have overcome
the evil
one
.
Do not love athe world
nor
the things in the world
. bIf
anyone
loves
the world
, the love
of the Father
is not in him.
For all that is in the world
, athe lust
of the flesh
and bthe lust
of the eyes
and cthe boastful
pride
of life
, is not from the Father
, but is from the world
.
aThe world is passing
away
, and also its lusts
; but the one who bdoes
the will
of God
lives
forever
.
Children, ait is the last
hour
; and just
as you heard
that bantichrist
is coming
, ceven
now
many
antichrists
have appeared
; from this
we know
that it is the last
hour
.
aThey went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if
they had been
of us, they would have remained
with us; but they went out, bso
that 1it would be shown
that they all
are not of us.
1But you have an aanointing
from bthe Holy
One
, and cyou all
know
.
I have not written to you because
you do not know
the truth
, but abecause
you do know
it, and 1because
no
lie
is bof the truth
.
Who is the liar
but athe one who denies
that Jesus
is the 1Christ
? This
is bthe antichrist
, the one who denies
the Father
and the Son
.
aWhoever denies
the Son
does not have
the Father
; the one who confesses
the Son
has
the Father
also
.
As for you, let that abide in you which
you heard
afrom the beginning
. If
what
you heard
from the beginning
abides
in you, you also
bwill abide
in the Son
and in the Father
.
aThis is the promise
which
He Himself
1made
to us: eternal
life
.
These things
I have written
to you concerning
those
who are trying to adeceive
you.
As for you, the aanointing which
you received
from Him abides
in you, and you have
no
need
for anyone
to teach
you; but as His anointing
bteaches
you about
all
things
, and is ctrue
and is not a lie
, and just
as it has taught
you, 1you abide
in Him.
Now, alittle
children
, abide
in Him, so
that when
He bappears
, we may have
cconfidence
and dnot 1shrink
away
from Him in shame
2at His ecoming
.
If you know
that aHe is righteous
, you know
that everyone
also
who practices
righteousness
bis 1born
of Him.