'My2little children,1I am writing4these things3to you5so that6you may8not7sin.12But9if10anyone11does sin,12we have14an advocate13with15the16Father,17Jesus18Christ19the righteous.20 He2is4the propitiation3for5our8sins,7and13not9for10ours12only14but15also16for17the sinsof the19whole18world.20 And1by2this3we know4that5we have come to know6him,7if8wekeep12his11commandments.10 Whoever says12“I know4him”5but6doesnot10keep11his9commandments8is13a liar,12and14the17truth18is20not19in15him,16 but2whoever13keeps4his5word,7in9him10truly8the11love12of God14is perfected.15By16this17we [may] know18that19we are22in20him:21 whoever1says2[he] abides5in3him4ought6to walk12in the same way [in which]7he8walked.9 Beloved,1I am writing5you6no2new4commandment,3but7an old9commandment8that10you had11from12the beginning.13The14old17commandment15is18the19word20that21you have heard.22 [At the same time],1it isa new3commandment2thatI am writing4to you,5which6is7true8in9him10and11in12you,13because14the15darkness16is passing away17and18the19true22light20is24already23shining.24 Whoever says12he is6in3the4light5and7hates11his10brother9is15still1617in12darkness.14 Whoever loves12his5brother4abides9in6the7light,8and10in12him13there is15no14cause for stumbling.11 But2whoever hates13his6brother5is10in7the8darkness9and11walks15in12the13darkness,14and16doesnot17know18where19he is going,20because21the22darkness23has blinded24his27eyes.26 I am writing1to you,2little children,3because4[your]6sins8are forgiven5for9his12name’s11sake.9 I am writing1to you,2fathers,3because4you know5him6who isfrom7the beginning.8I am writing9to you,10young men,11because12you have overcome13the14evil one.15I write16to you,17children,18because19you know20the21Father.22 I write1to you,2fathers,3because4you know5him6who isfrom7the beginning.8I write9to you,10young men,11because12you are14strong,13and15the16word17of God19abides22in20you,21and23you have overcome24the25evil one.26 Donot1love2the3world4or5the things6in7the8world.9If10anyone11loves12the13world,14the17love18of the19Father20is16not15in21him.22 For1all2that3isin4the5world6— the7desires8of the9flesh10and11the12desires13of the14eyes15and16pride18of life —20is22not21from23the24Father25but26is30from27the28world.29 And1the2world3is passing away4along with5its8desires,7but10whoever does911the12will13of God15abides16forever.1719 Children,1it is4thelast2hour,3and5as6you have heard7that8antichrist9is coming,10so11now12many14antichrists13have come.15Therefore16we know17that18it is21thelast19hour.20 They went out3from1us,2but4they were6not5of7us;8for10if9they had been13of11us,12they would have continued1415with16us.17But18they went out,that19it might become plain20that21they23all24are23not22of25us.26 But1you2have4[been] anointed3by5the6Holy One,7and8you9all10have knowledge.9 I write2to you,3not1because4you do6not5know11the7truth,8but9because10you know11it,12and13because14no1520lie16is21of17the18truth.19 Who1is2the3liar4but56he7who denies8that9Jesus10is12the13Christ?14This15is16the17antichrist,18he19who denies20the21Father22and23the24Son.25 No16one2who denies3the4Son5has9the7Father.8Whoever confesses1011the12Son13has17the15Father16also.14 Let8what2you1heard3from4the beginning5abide8in6you.7If9what13you heard16from14the beginning15abides12in10you,11thenyou18too17will abide26in19the20Son21and22in23the24Father.25 And1this2is3the4promise5that6he7made to8us9— eternal13life.11 I write2these things1to you3about4those5who are trying to deceive6you.7 But1the3anointing4that5you2received6from7him8abides9in10you,11and12you have15no13need14that16anyone17should teach18you.19But20as21his23anointing24teaches25you26about27everything,28and29is31true,30and32is34no33lie35— just as37it has taught38you,39abide40in41him.42 And1now,2little children,3abide4in5him,6so that7when8he appears9we may have10confidence11and12not13shrink14from15him16in shame14at17his20coming.19 If1you know2that3he is5righteous,4you [may] be sure6that7everyone910who practices11righteousness13has been born16of14him.15