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and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is long-suffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.

Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent that you may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.

as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

that which we have seen and heard we declare to you also, that you also may have fellowship with us: yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ:

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

If we say that we haven't sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

He that says, I know him, and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

but whoever keeps his word, in him truly has the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

He that says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

But he that hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn't know where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I write to you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

And as for you, the anointing which you received of him abides in you, and you don't need that any one teach you; but as his anointing teaches you; concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you abide in him.

And now, [my] little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

Whoever is begotten of God does not sin, because his seed abides in him: and he can't sin, because he is begotten of God.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: anyone not doing righteousness is not of God, neither is he that is not loving his brother.

not as Cain [who] was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.