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By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.

because no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Many will follow their depraved ways, and the way of truth will be maligned because of them.

as you wait for the day of God and hasten its coming. Because of that day, the heavens will be dissolved with fire and the elements will melt with heat.

Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

But the one who hates his brother or sister is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he’s going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

I am writing to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe one who is from the beginning.I am writing to you, young men,because you have conquered the evil one.

I have written to you, children,because you have come to know the Father.I have written to you, fathers,because you have come to knowthe one who is from the beginning.I have written to you, young men,because you are strong,God’s word remains in you,and you have conquered the evil one.

I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because his seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.

and receive whatever we ask from him because we keep his commands and do what is pleasing in his sight.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

You are from God, little children, and you have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

In this, love is made complete with us so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment, because as he is, so also are we in this world.