1 S ee what great love the Father has for us that He would call us His children. And that is what we are. For this reason the people of the world do not know who we are because they 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 D ear friends, we are God’s children now. But it has not yet been shown to us what we are going to be. We know that when He comes again, we will be like Him because we will 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 T he person who is looking for this to happen will keep himself pure because Christ is pure.

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

4 T he person who keeps on sinning is guilty of not obeying the Law of God. For sin is breaking the Law of God.

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

5 Y ou know that Christ came to take away our sins. There is no sin in Him.

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

6 T he person who lives by the help of Christ does not keep on sinning. The person who keeps on sinning has not seen Him or has not known Him.

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

7 M y children, let no one lead you in the wrong way. The man who does what is right, is right with God in the same way as Christ is right with God.

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

8 T he person who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. The devil has sinned from the beginning. But the Son of God came to 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 N o person who has become a child of God keeps on sinning. This is because the Holy Spirit is in him. He cannot keep on sinning because God is his Father.

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 T his is the way you can know who are the children of God and who are the children of the devil. The person who does not keep on doing what is right and does not love his brother does not belong to God.

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 T his is what you have heard from the beginning, that we should love each other.

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

12 D o not be like Cain. He was a child of the devil and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? It was because he did what was sinful and his brother did what was right.

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 be surprised if the world hates you, Christian brothers.

Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.

14 W e know we have passed from death into life. We know this because we love the Christians. The person who does not love has not passed from death into life.

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

15 A man who hates his brother is a killer in his heart. You know that life which lasts forever is not in one who kills.

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

16 W e know what love is because Christ gave His life for us. We should give our lives for our brothers.

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

17 W hat if a person has enough money to live on and sees his brother in need of food and clothing? If he does not help him, how can the love of God be 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 children, let us not love with words or in talk only. Let us love by what we do and in truth.

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

19 T his is how we know we are Christians. It will give our heart comfort for sure when we stand before Him.

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

20 O ur heart may say that we have done wrong. But remember, God is greater than our heart. He knows everything.

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

21 D ear friends, if our heart does not say that we are wrong, we will have no fear as we stand before Him.

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

22 W e will receive from Him whatever we ask if we obey Him and do what He wants.

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

23 T his is what He said we must do: Put your trust in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love each other. Christ told us to do this.

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 T he person who obeys Christ lives by the help of God and God lives in him. We know He lives in us by the Holy Spirit 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.