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He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Then again, I am also writing you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not from the Father but from the world.

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

If anyone says, "I love God," but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

For there are three that testify:

Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.

For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.

Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, that you may be fully rewarded.

For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.

Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.