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My dear children! these things, am I writing unto you, in order that ye may not be committing sin. And, if anyone should commit sin, an Advocate, have we, with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Righteous;

And, he, is, a propitiation, concerning our sins, - and, not concerning our own only, but, also concerning those of the whole world.

And, hereby, perceive we, that we understand him, - if, his commandments, we are keeping.

He that saith - I understand him! And, his commandments, is not keeping, is false, and, in him, the truth is not!

But whosoever may be keeping his word, of a truth, in this man, the love of God hath been made perfect. Hereby, perceive we, that, in him, we are.

He that saith, that, in him, he abideth, ought, just as He walked, himself also, to be walking.

Beloved! no new commandment, am I writing unto you; but an old commandment, which ye have been holding from the beginning: The old commandment is the word which ye have heard.

Again, a new commandment, am I writing unto you, - which thing is true, in him and in you, because, the darkness, is passing away, and, the real light, already is shining.

He that saith he is, in the light, and hateth, his brother, is, in the darkness, until even now!

He that loveth his brother, is abiding, in the light, and, cause of stumbling, in him, is there none.

Whereas, he that hateth his brother, in the darkness, dwelleth, and in the darkness, walketh; and knoweth not whither he is drifting, because the, darkness, hath blinded his eyes.

I write unto you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven you, for the sake of his name:

I write unto you, fathers, because ye understand him who was from the beginning: I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye understand the Father:

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye understand him who was from the beginning: I have written you, young men, because ye are, strong, and the word of God, within you, abideth, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

Be not loving the world, nor yet the things that are in the world: if anyone be loving the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Because, all that is in the world - the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur of life - is not of the Father, but is, of the world;

And, the world, passeth away, and the coveting thereof, but, he that doeth the will of God, endureth unto times age-abiding.

Little children! it is, the last hour; and, just as ye have heard that, an antichrist, is coming, even now, antichrists have become, many, whence we perceive that it is, the last hour:

From among us, they went out, but they were not of us; for, if, of us, they had been, they would in that case have abode with us; but it came to pass in order that they might be made manifest, because, all, are not of us.

And, ye, have, an anointing, from the Holy One, - Ye all, know:

I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because, no falsehood, is, of the truth.

Who, is the False One; - save he that denieth that, Jesus, is the Christ? The same, is the Antichrist, - he that denieth the Father and the Son.

Whosoever denieth the Son, neither hath he, the Father: He that confesseth the Son, hath, the Father also.

As for you, what ye have heard from the beginning, in you, let it abide. If, in you, shall abide, that which, from the beginning, ye have heard, ye also, in the Son, and inthe Father, shall abide.

And, this, is the promise, which he hath promised unto us, - The age-abiding life.

These things, have I written unto you, concerning them who would lead you astray.

And, as for you, the anointing which ye have received from him, abideth in you, and ye have, no need, that anyone be teaching you; but, as, his anointing, is teaching you, and is, true, and is no falsehood, even just as it hath taught you, abide ye in him.

And, now, dear children, abide ye in him, in order that, if he be made manifest, we may have boldness, and not be shamed away from him by his presence.

If ye know that he is, righteous, ye perceive that - whosoever doeth righteousness, of him, hath been born.

Behold, what manner of love, the Father hath bestowed upon us - that, children of God, we should be called, - and such we are! Therefore, the world understandeth us not, because it understood not him.

Beloved! now, are we, children of God; and, not yet, hath it been made manifest, what we shall be, - We know that, if it should be made manifest, like unto him, shall we be, because we shall see him, just as he is.

And, whosoever hath this hope on him, is purifying himself, just as, He, is pure.

Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;

And ye know, that, He, was made manifest - in order that, our sins, he should take away, and, sin, in him, is there none.

Whosoever, in him, doth abide, is not sinning: whosoever is sinning, hath not seen him, and doth not understand him.

Dear children! Let, no one, lead you astray! He that is doing righteousness, is, righteous, just as, He, is righteous:

He that is committing sin, is, of the adversary, because, from the beginning, the adversary is sinning. To this end, was the Son of God made manifest, in order that he might undo the works of the adversary.

Whosoever hath been born of God, is not committing, sin, because, a seed of him, within him, abideth; and he cannot be committing sin, because, of God, hath he been born.

Herein, are, manifest, the children of God, and the children of the adversary: Whoever is not doing righteousness, is not of God, nor yet he that is not loving his brother.

Because, this, is the message which ye have heard from the beginning - that we should be loving one another, -

Not just as, Cain, was, of the wicked one, and slew his brother! And, for what cause, slew he him? Because, his works, were, wicked, whereas, those of his brother, were, righteous.

Be not marveling, brethren, if, the world, is hating you:

We, know, that we have passed over out of death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not, abideth in death.

Whosoever is hating his brother, is, a murderer; and ye know that, no murderer, hath life age-during, within him abiding.

Hereby, have we come to understand love: in that, He, for us, his life laid down; and, we, ought, for the brethren, our lives to lay down.

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.

Hereby, shall we get to know, that, of the truth, we are, and, before him, shall persuade our heart;

Because, if our own heart condemn us, greater, is God, than our heart, and perceiveth all things.

Beloved! if our heart be not condemning us, boldness, have we, towards God;

And, whatsoever we are asking, we are receiving from him, because, his commandments, are we keeping, and, the things that are pleasing before him, are we doing.

And, this, is his commandment, - that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and be loving one another - just as he gave a commandment unto us.

And, he that keepeth his commandments, in him, abideth, and, he, in him. And, hereby, perceive we, that he abideth in us, by reason of the Spirit which, unto us, he hath given.