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¹ 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.² Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.³ And every one that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure.

⁴ Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.⁵ And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.⁶ Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not; whosoever sinneth, seeth him not, neither knoweth him.⁷ Beloved children, let no one deceive you. He that practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.⁸ He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning: to this end the son of God was manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.⁹ Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed abideth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.¹⁰ Hereby the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil: whosoever practiseth not righteousness is not of God; neither he that loveth not his brother.

¹¹ For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we love one another.¹² Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother.¹³ And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

¹⁴ We know, that we are passed from death to life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murtherer, and ye know that no murtherer hath eternal life abiding in him.¹⁶ Hereby 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.¹⁷ But 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?¹⁸ My beloved children, let us love not in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth.¹⁹ And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

²⁰ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.²¹ Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.²² And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

²³ And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.²⁴ 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.