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

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light: and there is no scandal in him.

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

I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

And as for you, let the unction, which you have received from him abide in you. And you have no need that any man teach you: but as his unction teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lie. And as it hath taught you, abide in him.

And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be confounded by him at his coming.

Whosoever is born of God committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him. And he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just is not of God, or he that loveth not his brother.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked: and his brother’s just.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself.

In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

He that hath the substance of this world and shall see his brother in need and shall shut up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of God abide in him?

In this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.

And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall receive of him: because we keep his commandments and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.

And this is his commandment: That we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as he hath given commandment unto us.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he hath given us.

By this hath the charity of God appeared towards us, because God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we may live by him.

In this is charity: not as though we had loved God, but because he hath first loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us: and his charity is perfected in us.

In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit.