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6 if we say that we have communion with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and speak not the truth:

7 but, if we walk in the light, as he himself is in the light, we have communion together; and the blood of his Son Jesus Christ purifieth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us:

9 if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to purify us from all iniquity:

10 if we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, Rom. iii. 10. and his word is not in us.

CHAPTER II.

MY children, I write these things to you, that ye should not sin; yet, if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Just One,

2 and he is a propitiation for

Gal. iii. 22.

our sins; and not for ours only, but also, for those of the whole world.

3 And, by this we know that we know him; if we keep his commandments:

4 he who saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

5 but, whosoever keepeth his word, in him the love of God is truly perfected by this we know that we are in him:

6 he who saith, that he dwell eth in him, ought himself, also, so to walk as he walked :

7 beloved, in this I write not a new commandment to you, but the former commandment which ye had at the beginning; that former commandment, is the word which ye have heard. 8 Again, I write to you a new commandment, concerning that which is true, both in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shineth :

9 he who saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now:

10 he who loveth his brother dwelleth in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him;

11 but, he who hateth his brother, is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness; and knoweth not whither he go

eth, because the darkness hath John, xii. 35. blinded his eyes.

12 I write to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven you, for his name's sake:

13 I write to you, who are fathers, because ye have known him from the beginning;

14 I write to you, who are young, because ye have overcome the wicked one.

15 Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world if any one love the world, the love of the Father James, iv. 4. is not in him;

16 for, all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world;

17 and the world, and its 1 Pet. i. 23. lust, passeth away; but, he who doeth the will of God, abideth for ever.

:

2 Cor. xi. 4.

18 Children, it is now the last time and as ye have heard that antichrist cometh, so now c. iv. 4. there are many antichrists, by which we know that this is the last time:

19 they went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but, they went out from us, that it might be made manifest in them, that all are not of us:

20 but ye all know, that ye have a gift from the Holy One. 21 I have not written to you

because ye know not the truth; but, because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth:

22 who is a liar, but he who

denieth that Jesus is the Christ? he is antichrist, who denieth the Father and the Son.

23 No one who denieth the Son, hath the Father: he who acknowledgeth the Son, hath the Father also.

24 Let that which ye heard at the beginning, dwell in you: if that which ye heard at the beginning dwelleth in you, ye also will dwell in the Son and the Father;

John, xvii. 3. 25 and this is the promise which he hath promised us, even eternal life.

c. iii. 7.

26 These things I have written to you, concerning those who would seduce you;

27 but, the gift which ye have received from him, dwelleth in you; and ye have not need that any one should teach you, but, the gift itself teacheth you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie; and, as it hath taught you, abide ye in him.

28 Now, therefore, children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be shamed before him at his presence. 29 If ye know that he is just, ye know that every one that worketh justification is begotten of him.

CHAPTER III.

BEHOLD, what love the

Father hath bestowed on you, that we should be called, and be, Children of God: for this cause the world knoweth us not, because it hath not known him. e

2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and it hath not yet been manifested what we shall be; but we know, that, when he shall be manifested, 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 Every one who committeth sin, committeth also transgression of the law; for sin is transgression of a law:

Matt. viii. 17.

5 and ye know that he was 18. liii. 4. manifested, that he might bear Heb. iv. 15. our sins; although no sin is in Heb. ix. 28. him:

6 every one who abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor known him.

1 Pet. ii. 29.

7 Children, let no one deceive you; he who worketh justification, is just, even as c. fi. 29. he is just:

8 he who committeth sin, is of the devil; for the devil sin- John, vii. 44. neth from the beginning.

9 For this end the Son of God was manifested, that he

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c. iv. 10-12. Rom. v. 8.

the devil.

10 No one that is begotten of God, committeth sin; because, his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

11 In this the children of God, and the children of the devil, are manifest; every one that worketh not justification, is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother; 12 for, this is the message that ye heard at the beginning, That we must love one another:

13 not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and slew his brother and wherefore did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother's just.

14 Wonder not, brethren, that the world hate you.

15 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren : he who loveth not, abideth in death.

16 Every one that hateth his brother, is a manslayer; and ye know that no manslayer hath eternal life abiding in him.

17 In this we recognise His 2 Cor. v. 15. love; that he laid down his life for us; and we, also, ought to lay down our lives for the brethren :

18 but, he who hath this world's goods, and seeth his

19 My children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue James, ii. only; but in deed and in truth.

20 By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him;

21 that, if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things: 22 beloved, if the heart condemn not, it hath confidence toward God;

23 and, whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments; and do the things that are pleasing in his sight:

24 and this is his commandment, That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ; and love one another, according as he gave us commandment:

25 and he who keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he dwelleth in us, even by the Spirit which he hath given us.

CHAPTER IV.

BELOVED, trust not every

spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are from

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16-18.

c. v. 1.

Acts, xvii. 3.

1 Cor. viii. 2-4.

c. iii. 17.

3 every spirit that confesseth, "That Jesus is Christ come in "the flesh," is from God:

4 and, every spirit that separateth Jesus from Christ, is not from God; and this is the spirit of antichrist, which ye have heard should come, and is now already in the world.

5 Ye, children, are of God, and have overcome them: for, he that is in you, is greater than he that is in the world:

6 they are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listeneth to them:

7 we are from God; he who knoweth God listeneth to us: he that is not of God listeneth not to us by this we know, the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

8 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and every one that loveth, is begotten of God and knoweth God:

9 he that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is Love.

10 In this, the love of God toward us was manifested, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him:

11 in this is the love; not that we loved God, but that

he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins. 12 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

13 No one hath seen God at any time: if we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

14 By this we know that we dwell in him, and he in us; that he hath given us of his Spirit:

15 and we have seen, and testify, that the Father sent the Son to be a Saviour of the world.

16 Whosoever confesseth, that Jesus is Christ the Son of God, v.1.5 God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

17 And we have known, and have believed the love that God hath to us: God is love; and he who dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God dwelleth in him.

18 In this, our love is perfected; that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because, as he is, so are we in this world:

19 there is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear; because, fear hath punishment he who feareth, is not perfected in love :

20 we love him, because he first loved us.

21 If any one say, I love God, and hate his brother, he is a