1Behold, what love the Father hath given to us, that we should be called the sons of God: For this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.
2Dearly beloved, now are we the sons of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shall be made manifest: we shall be like him: for we shall see him as he is.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purgeth himself, even as he is pure.
4Whosoever commiteth sin, transgresseth also the Law: for sin is the transgression of the Law.
5And ye know that he was made manifest, that he might take away our sins, and in him is no sin.
6Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, neither hath known him.
7Little children, let no man deceive you, he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, as he is righteous.
8He that commiteth sin, is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Son of God, that he might loose the works of the devil.
9Whosoever is born of God sinneth not: for his seed remaineth in him, neither can he sin, because he is born of God.
10In this are the children of God known, 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 which was of that wicked one, and slew his brother: and wherefore slew he him? because his own works were evil, and his brother’s good.
13Marvel not my brethren, though this world hate you.
14We know that we are translated from death unto life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother, abideth in death.
15Whosoever hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16Hereby have we perceived love, that he laid down his life for us: therefore we ought also to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17And whosoever hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue only, but in deed and in truth.
19For thereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall before him assure our hearts.
20For if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we boldness toward God.
22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
23This is then his commandment, that we believe in the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave commandment.
24For he that keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, even by that Spirit which he hath given us.