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But, whoso hath this world's goods, and beholdeth his brother having, need, and shutteth up his tender affections from him, how, is, the love of God, abiding in him?

Dear children! Let us not be loving in word, nor yet with the tongue, but in deed and truth.

Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.

Herein, is love: not that, we, have loved God, but that, he, loved us, and sent forth his Son, as a propitiation concerning our sins.

Fear, existeth not, in love, but, perfect love, casteth fear, outside; because, fear, hath correction: he that feareth, hath not been made perfect, in love.

This, is he that came through means of water and blood, Jesus Christ: not, by the water, only, but, by the water and by the blood, - and, the Spirit, it is, that is bearing witness, because, the Spirit, is the truth.

The Elder, unto an elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not, I, alone, but all those also who understand the truth, -

And, now, I request thee, lady, not as writing, a new commandment, unto thee, but one which we were holding from the beginning - That we should be loving one another.

Be taking heed unto yourselves, lest ye lose what things we earned, - but, a full reward, ye may duly receive.

Though I had many things, unto you, to write, I was not minded to say them with paper and ink; but I hope to come unto you, and, mouth to mouth, to talk, - that your joy may be made full.

I wrote something unto the assembly; but, he who is fond of taking the first place among them - Diotrephes, doth not make us welcome.

For this cause, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he is doing, - with wicked words, prating against us; and, not content with these, he neither, himself, maketh the brethren welcome, but, them who are minded to do it , he forbiddeth, and, out of the assembly, doth cast them .

Beloved! be not thou imitating what is bad, but what is good. He that doeth good, is, of God: he that doeth what is bad, hath not seen God.

Many things, had I to write unto thee, - but I am unwilling, with ink and pen, to be writing;

Messengers also, even them who had not kept their own principality, but had forsaken their proper dwelling, unto the judgment of the great day in perpetual bonds under thick gloom, hath he reserved.

Whereas, Michael, the chief-messenger, when, with the adversary, disputing, he was reasoning about the body of Moses, durst not impose on him a defamatory sentence, but said - The Lord rebuke thee!

But, these, whatsoever things, indeed, they know not, they defame; but, whatsoever things, naturally, like the irrational creatures, they well understand, by these, are they, bringing themselves to ruin.

But the seventh from Adam, Enoch, prophesied, even of these, saying - Lo! the Lord hath come with his holy myriads, -

But, ye, beloved! remember the things which were foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

But, ye, beloved! building yourselves up in your most holy faith, in Holy Spirit, praying,