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But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:

He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.

He who has love for his brother is in the light, and there is no cause of error in him.

But he who has hate for his brother is in the dark, walking in the dark with no knowledge of where he is going, unable to see because of the dark.

I am writing to you, my children, because you have forgiveness of sins through his name.

He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.

As for you, the Spirit which he gave you is still in you, and you have no need of any teacher; but as his Spirit gives you teaching about all things, and is true and not false, so keep your hearts in him, through the teaching which he has given you.

And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.

If you have knowledge that he is upright, it is clear to you that everyone who does righteousness is his offspring.

My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.

In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.

And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.