1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the worldknowethusnot, because it knewhimnot.
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yetappearwhatwe shall be: butweknowthat, when he shall appear, we shall belikehim; forwe shall seehimas he is.
3And every man that haththishopeinhimpurifiethhimself, even asheispure.
4Whosoevercommittethsintransgressethalso the law: forsinis the transgression of the law.
5And ye knowthathe was manifestedto take awayoursins; andinhimisnosin.
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Little children, let no mandeceiveyou: he that doethrighteousnessisrighteous, even asheisrighteous.
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He thatcommittethsinisof the devil; for the devilsinnethfrom the beginning. For this purpose the SonofGod was manifested, that he might destroy the worksof the devil.
9Whosoever is bornofGoddothnot commit sin; forhisseedremainethinhim: and he cannotsin, because he is bornofGod.
10Inthis the childrenofGodaremanifest, and the childrenof the devil: whosoeverdoethnotrighteousnessisnotofGod, neither he that lovethnothisbrother.
11Forthisis the messagethat ye heardfrom the beginning, that we should love one another.
12NotasCain, who wasof that wicked one, andslewhisbrother. Andwhereforeslew he him?Becausehisownworkswereevil, andhisbrother's righteous.
13Marvelnot, mybrethren, if the worldhateyou.
14Weknowthatwe have passedfromdeathuntolife, becausewelove the brethren. He thatlovethnot his brotherabidethindeath.
15Whosoeverhatethhisbrotheris a murderer: and ye knowthatnomurdererhatheternallifeabidinginhim.
16Hereby perceive we the love of God, becausehe laid downhislifeforus: andweought to lay down our livesfor the brethren.
17Butwhosohath this world's good, andseethhisbrotherhaveneed, and shutteth uphisbowels of compassion fromhim, howdwelleth the love of Godinhim?
18My little children, let usnotlove in word, neither in tongue; but in deedand in truth.
19Andhereby we knowthat we areof the truth, and shall assureourheartsbeforehim.
20Forifourheart condemn us, Godisgreater than ourheart, andknoweth all things.
21Beloved, ifourheartcondemnusnot, then have weconfidencetowardGod.
22Andwhatsoever we ask, we receiveofhim, because we keephiscommandments, anddo those things that are pleasing in hissight.
23Andthisishiscommandment, That we should believe on the name of hisSonJesusChrist, andlove one another, as he gaveuscommandment.
24Andhethatkeepethhiscommandmentsdwellethinhim, andheinhim. Andhereby we knowthatheabidethinus, by the Spiritwhichhe hath givenus.