| 001:001
| That
which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with
our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word
of life; |
| 001:002 | (For
the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto
you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)
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| 001:003 | That
which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship
with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus
Christ. |
| 001:004 | And
these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. |
| 001:005 | This
then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that
God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. |
| 001:006 | If
we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and
do not the truth: |
| 001:007 | But
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with
another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. |
| 001:008 | If
we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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| 001:009 | If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
| 001:010 | If
we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in
us. |
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| 002:001
| My
little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any
man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: | | 002:002 | And
he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the
sins of the whole world. |
| 002:003 | And
hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. |
| 002:004 | He
that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the
truth is not in him. |
| 002:005 | But
whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby
know we that we are in him. |
| 002:006 | He
that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
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| 002:007 | Brethren,
I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from
the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the
beginning. |
| 002:008 | Again,
a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you:
because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. |
| 002:009 | He
that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even
until now. |
| 002:010 | He
that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of
stumbling in him. |
| 002:011 | But
he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth
not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. |
| 002:012 | I
write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his
name's sake. |
| 002:013 | I
write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning.
I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write
unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. |
| 002:014 | I
have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the
beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the
word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. |
| 002:015 | Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the
world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
| 002:016 | For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. |
| 002:017 | And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of
God abideth for ever. |
| 002:018 | Little
children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come,
even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
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| 002:019 | They
went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they
would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be
made manifest that they were not all of us. |
| 002:020 | But
ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. |
| 002:021 | I
have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know
it, and that no lie is of the truth. |
| 002:022 | Who
is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that
denieth the Father and the Son. |
| 002:023 | Whosoever
denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son
hath the Father also. |
| 002:024 | Let
that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that
which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue
in the Son, and in the Father. |
| 002:025 | And
this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. |
| 002:026 | These
things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. |
| 002:027 | But
the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not
that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things,
and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide
in him. |
| 002:028 | And
now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have
confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. |
| 002:029 | If
ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness
is born of him. |
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| 003:001
| Behold,
what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called
the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
| | 003:002 | Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but
we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see
him as he is. |
| 003:003 | And
every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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| 003:004 | Whosoever
committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of
the law. |
| 003:005 | And
ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
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| 003:006 | Whosoever
abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known
him. |
| 003:007 | Little
children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous,
even as he is righteous. |
| 003:008 | He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning.
For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works
of the devil. |
| 003:009 | Whosoever
is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot
sin, because he is born of God. |
| 003:010 | In
this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever
doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
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| 003:011 | For
this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one
another. |
| 003:012 | Not
as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew
he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. |
| 003:013 | Marvel
not, my brethren, if the world hate you. |
| 003:014 | We
know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.
He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. |
| 003:015 | Whosoever
hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal
life abiding in him. |
| 003:016 | Hereby
perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought
to lay down our lives for the brethren. |
| 003:017 | But
whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth
up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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| 003:018 | My
little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and
in truth. |
| 003:019 | And
hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before
him. |
| 003:020 | For
if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
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| 003:021 | Beloved,
if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. |
| 003:022 | And
whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and
do those things that are pleasing in his sight. |
| 003:023 | And
this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus
Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. |
| 003:024 | And
he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby
we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. |
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| 004:001
| Beloved,
believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because
many false prophets are gone out into the world. | | 004:002 | Hereby
know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh is of God: |
| 004:003 | And
every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is
not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that
it should come; and even now already is it in the world. |
| 004:004 | Ye
are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he
that is in you, than he that is in the world. |
| 004:005 | They
are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth
them. |
| 004:006 | We
are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not
us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. |
| 004:007 | Beloved,
let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born
of God, and knoweth God. |
| 004:008 | He
that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. |
| 004:009 | In
this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only
begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. |
| 004:010 | Herein
is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be
the propitiation for our sins. |
| 004:011 | Beloved,
if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. |
| 004:012 | No
man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us,
and his love is perfected in us. |
| 004:013 | Hereby
know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his
Spirit. |
| 004:014 | And
we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour
of the world. |
| 004:015 | Whosoever
shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in
God. |
| 004:016 | And
we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he
that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. |
| 004:017 | Herein
is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment:
because as he is, so are we in this world. |
| 004:018 | There
is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment.
He that feareth is not made perfect in love. |
| 004:019 | We
love him, because he first loved us. |
| 004:020 | If
a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth
not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
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| 004:021 | And
this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother
also. |
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| 005:001
| Whosoever
believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth
him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. | | 005:002 | By
this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his
commandments. |
| 005:003 | For
this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments
are not grievous. |
| 005:004 | For
whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that
overcometh the world, even our faith. |
| 005:005 | Who
is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son
of God? |
| 005:006 | This
is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but
by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the
Spirit is truth. |
| 005:007 | For
there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy
Ghost: and these three are one. |
| 005:008 | And
there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and
the blood: and these three agree in one. |
| 005:009 | If
we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the
witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. |
| 005:010 | He
that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth
not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God
gave of his Son. |
| 005:011 | And
this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is
in his Son. |
| 005:012 | He
that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
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| 005:013 | These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the
name of the Son of God. |
| 005:014 | And
this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according
to his will, he heareth us: |
| 005:015 | And
if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions
that we desired of him. |
| 005:016 | If
any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and
he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto
death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. |
| 005:017 | All
unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. |
| 005:018 | We
know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of
God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. |
| 005:019 | And
we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. |
| 005:020 | And
we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that
we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son
Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. |
| 005:021 | Little
children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. |