1 B ehold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

2 B eloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

3 A nd everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. Sin and the Child of God

And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

4 W hoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

5 A nd you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

6 W hoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

7 L ittle children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

8 H e who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 W hoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. The Imperative of Love

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

10 I n this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

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.

11 F or this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

12 n ot as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

13 D o not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.

Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.

14 W e know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

15 W hoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. The Outworking of Love

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

16 B y this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

17 B ut whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

18 M y little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

My Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

19 A nd by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:

20 F or if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

21 B eloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

22 A nd whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

23 A nd 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. The Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Error

And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.

24 N ow he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.