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And if we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

And by this we feel that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

For he who saith that he knoweth him, and his commandments keepeth not, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

But he who keepeth his word, in him is perfected truly the love of Aloha; for by this we know that we are in him.

He who saith, I am in him, ought according to his walkings to walk.

Whoever saith, then, that he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now.

He who loveth his brother, in the light abideth, and offence is not in him.

He who hateth his brother is in darkness, and in the darkness walketh, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness itself hath blinded his eyes.

12 I write to you, sons [fn] because forgiven to you are your sins for the sake of his name.

And now, my sons, continue in him: that when he is manifested we may not he confounded of him, but we may have confidence at his coming.

MY beloved, now are we the sons of Aloha; and it is not manifest, as yet, what we are to become, but we know, that when he is manifested, in his likeness we are and see him, according to that which he is.

Every one who is born of Aloha, sin doth not work, because that his seed is in him, and he cannot sin, because of Aloha he is born.

In this are distinguished the sons of Aloha from the sons of Satana; every one who doeth not righteousness, nor loveth his brother, is not of Aloha.

Not as Koen, who was from the Evil, and killed his brother. And on what account killed he him ? unless that his own works were evil and his brother's righteous.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, by this, that we love our brethren. He who loveth not his brother, in death continueth.

For every one who hateth his brother is a man-killer; and we know that in no man-killer can abide the life which is eternal.

In this we know His love toward us, that he gave himself for us; (so) also it is right for us for the sake of our brethren to give ourselves.

And he who hath the possession of the world, and shall see his brother that he needeth, and shall shut his compassions from him, how is there in him the love of Aloha ?

22 And whatever we ask, we shall receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are beautiful [fn] before him.

And this is his commandment, That we believe in the name of his Son Jeshu Meshiha, and love one another, as he hath commanded us.