1 ¶ My little children, I write these things unto you, that ye sin not; and if anyone has sinned, we have an Advocate before the Father, Jesus, the righteous Christ;

My dear children, I am writing this to you so you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, there is One Who will go between him and the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the One Who is right with God.

2 a nd he is the reconciliation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

He paid for our sins with His own blood. He did not pay for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.

3 ¶ And in this we do know that we have known him if we keep his commandments.

We can be sure that we know Him if we obey His teaching.

4 H e that says, I have known him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

Anyone who says, “I know Him,” but does not obey His teaching is a liar. There is no truth in him.

5 B ut whosoever keeps his word, in him verily is the charity of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

But whoever obeys His Word has the love of God made perfect in him. This is the way to know if you belong to Christ.

6 H e that says he abides in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

The one who says he belongs to Christ should live the same kind of life Christ lived.

7 ¶ Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

Dear friends, I am not writing a new Law for you to obey. It is an old Law you have had from the beginning. The old Law is the Word that you have heard.

8 A gain, a new commandment I write unto you, which is the truth in him and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light now shines.

And yet it is a new Law that I am writing to you. It is truth. It was seen in Christ and it is seen in you also. The darkness is passing away and the true Light shines instead.

9 H e that says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.

Whoever says he is in the light but hates his brother is still in darkness.

10 H e that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

But whoever loves his brother is in the light. And there will be no reason to sin because of him.

11 B ut he that hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness and does not know where he goes, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Whoever hates his brother is not in the light but lives in darkness. He does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes. Do Not Love the World

12 ¶ I write unto you, little children, that your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

I am writing to you, my children, for your sins have been forgiven because of Christ’s name.

13 I write unto you, fathers, that ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, that ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, that ye have known the Father.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him Who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have power over the devil. I have written to you, young boys and girls, because you have learned to know the Father.

14 I have written unto you, fathers, that ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, that ye are strong and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him Who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong. You have kept God’s Word in your hearts. You have power over the devil.

15 L ove not the world neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love is not in him.

16 F or 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.

For everything that is in the world does not come from the Father. The desires of our flesh and the things our eyes see and want and the pride of this life come from the world.

17 A nd the world passes away and the lust thereof, but he that does the will of God abides for ever.

The world and all its desires will pass away. But the man who obeys God and does what He wants done will live forever.

18 ¶ Little children, it is the last hour, and as ye have heard that the antichrist comes, likewise there are also beginning to be many antichrists, by which we know that it is the last time.

My children, we are near the end of the world. You have heard that the false-christ is coming. Many false-christs have already come. This is how we know the end of the world is near.

19 T hey 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 this happened that it might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

These left us. But they never belonged to us. If they had been a part of us, they would have stayed with us. Because they left, it is known they did not belong to us.

20 ¶ But ye have the anointing of the Holy One, and ye know all things.

The Holy Spirit has been given to you and you all know the truth.

21 I have not written unto you as if ye ignore the truth, but as unto those that know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth. I have written because you do know the truth and you know that no lie comes from the truth.

22 W ho is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This same is antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

Who is a liar? He is a person who says that Jesus is not the Christ. The false-christ will have nothing to do with the Father and the Son and he will turn away from Them.

23 W hosoever denies the Son, the same does not have the Father. Whosoever confesses the Son, has the Father also.

A person who will have nothing to do with the Son and turns against Him does not have the Father. The one who says he knows the Son has the Father also.

24 L et that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. For if that which ye have heard from the beginning shall abide in you, ye also shall continue to abide in the Son and in the Father.

Keep in your heart what you have heard from the beginning. Then you will belong to the Son and to the Father if what you have heard from the beginning is in you.

25 A nd this is the promise that he has promised us, even eternal life.

And He has promised us life that lasts forever!

26 T hese things I have written unto you concerning those that seduce you.

I have written to you about those who are trying to lead you in the wrong way.

27 B ut the anointing which ye have received of him abides in you, and ye do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you of all things and is truth, and is no lie; and even as it has taught you, abide ye in him.

Christ gave you the Holy Spirit and He lives in you. You do not need anyone to teach you. The Holy Spirit is able to teach you all things. What He teaches you is truth and not a lie. Live by the help of Christ as the Holy Spirit has taught you.

28 ¶ 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.

And now, my children, live by the help of Him. Then when He comes again, we will be glad to see Him and not be ashamed.

29 I f ye know that he is righteous, also know that any one that does righteousness is born of him.

You know that Christ is right with God. Then you should know that everyone who is right with God is a child of His.