Study Desk

Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.

My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his mitzvot.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

The elder, to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all those who know the truth;

I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.

The children of your chosen sister greet you. Amein.

I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Bil`am, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Yisra'el, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.

I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Yisra'el:

having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Yisra'el.