The New Testament / Translated From the Original Greek, With Chronological Arrangement of the Sacred Books, and Improved Divisions of Chapters and Verses.

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6 ^1:17But do you, beloved, remember the words spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^1:18that they said to you, That in the last time there shall be scoffers, walking in their own impious desires. ^1:19These are they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. ^1:20But you, beloved, build yourselves up in your most holy faith, pray with the Holy Spirit. ^1:21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. ^1:22And reprove some, separatists, ^1:23and some save, plucking them from the fire, but have mercy on others with fear, hating even the garment that is defiled by the flesh.

7 ^1:24And to him that is able to keep you without falling, and to present you blameless before his glory, with great joy, ^1:25to God our only Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power and authority before all worlds, both now and for ever more; amen.

[FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN.]

A. D. 68.

CHAPTER I.

CHRIST THE LIFE, GOD IS LIGHT, WALKING WITH HIM, FALSE TEACHERS, ETC.

1 ^1:1THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our hands felt, concerning the Word of life,— ^1:2and the life was made manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,— ^1:3that which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. ^1:4And these things we write to you, that your joy may be complete.

2 ^1:5And this is the message which we have heard from him and declare to you, That God is light, and with him there is no darkness. ^1:6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and observe not the truth; ^1:7but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ^1:8If we say we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ^1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all wickedness. ^1:10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

3 ^2:1My little children, these things I write to you that you may not sin. But if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, ^2:2and he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but for all the world. ^2:3And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments. ^2:4He that says, I have known him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; ^2:5but whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected. By this we know that we are in him. ^2:6He that says he continues in him, ought also himself so to walk as he walked.

4 ^2:7Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old commandment, which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you heard. ^2:8Again, a new commandment I write you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is past and the true light now appears. ^2:9He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness till now. ^2:10He that loves his brother continues in the light, and there is no offense in him; ^2:11but he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.