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.

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.

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:

iv. 10-12.

om. 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:

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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 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.

c. iv. 1, 5, 6

16 Whosoever confesseth, that Jesus is Christ the Son of God, v.. 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

c. iv. 3.

Eph. vi. 16.

John, v. 33-38.

liar; for, he who loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, cannot love God, whom he hath not seen:

22 and we have this commandment from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also.

CHAPTER V.

EVERY one who believeth

that Jesus is the Christ, is begotten of God: and every one who loveth him that begat, loveth also him that is begotten of him:

2 by this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments;

3 for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.

4 For, whatever is begotten of God, overcometh the world: and the victory that overcometh the world is this, even our Faith:

5 who is he that overcometh the world, but he who believeth, That Jesus is the Son of God; 6 That this Jesus, who came with water and blood, is the Christ?

7 not with water only, but with water and blood; and the

b. xv. 26, 27. Spirit also beareth testimony, for the Spirit is truth:

lb. xix. 34, 35. Ib. xx. 31.

Acts, v. 33.

8 for, they are three that bear

10 He that believeth on the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself: he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed the testimony that God hath given concerning his Son: 11 and this is the testimony; that God hath given to us Eternal Life, and, that that life Matt. xvi. 12. is in his Son :

12 he who hath the Son, hath that life; he who hath not the Son of God, hath not that life.

13 These things I have written to you, who believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know, that ye have eternal life:

14 and this is the confidence that we have in him; that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hearkeneth to us;

15 and if we know, that in whatever we ask he hearkeneth to us, we know also, that we obtain the petitions that we have asked of him.

16 If any one see his brother sin a sin which is not to death, he shall ask for him, and he will give him life, that is, to

John, v. 25.

those who sin not to death:

Mark, iii. 27. there is a sin to death; I say not that he shall ask for that sin:

17 all iniquity is sin; and there is sin, not to death. 18 We know, that whosoever is begotten of God, sinneth not; but, he who is begotten of God keepeth watch on himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

19 We know, that we are of God, and that the whole world John, xiv. lieth under the evil one :

2 Cor. iv. 4

20 and we know, that the Son of God is come, and hath given us understanding to know John, xvi. 1 Him who is True; and we are in Him who is True, in his Son Jesus Christ: He is the true God, and Eternal Life. 21 Children, guard yourselves against idols.