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and to judges, because they are sent by him for the punishment of offenders, and for the praise of them that do well.

For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps.

And ye husbands, likewise, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, and hold them in honor, as the feebler vessels; because they also will inherit with you the gift of eternal life: and let not your prayers be hindered.

12 Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears [fn] to hear them: but the face of the Lord is against the wicked.

And lo, they now wonder, and reproach you, because ye revel not with them in the same former dissoluteness;

And ye juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because God resisteth them who exalt themselves, and giveth grace to the humble.

Be sober and guarded, because Satan your adversary, like a lion, roareth, and goeth about, and seeketh whom he may devour.

Again, a new commandment I write to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness hath passed away, and the true light beginneth to appear.

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

I write to you, ye children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

I write to you, ye fathers, because ye have known him who existed from the beginning. I write to you, ye young men, because ye have vanquished the evil one.

14 I have written to you, ye little ones, because ye have known the Father. I have written to you, ye fathers, because ye have known him who [fn] from the beginning, I have written to you, ye young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God dwelleth in you, and ye have vanquished the evil one.

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

1 And ye see, how great is the love of the Father towards us, who hath called us sons, and made us [fn] . Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it likewise knoweth him not.

And he that committeth sin, is of Satan; because Satan was a sinner from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of Satan.

Every one that is born of God, doth not practise sin; because his seed is in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

because this is the commandment, which ye heard from the beginning, that ye should love one another.

Not like Cain, who was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And why did he slay him, but because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous?

By this we know his love towards us, because he gave up his life for us: . and we also ought to give up our lives for our brethren.

And whatever we ask, we receive from him; because we keep his commandments, and do acceptable things before him.