1 John 1:1-10
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which
we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have
handled, of the Word of life;
2 (For
the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew
unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto
us;)
3 That which we have seen and
heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly
our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things write we unto you,
that your joy may be full.
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and
declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship
with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the
light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his
Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we
say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we
have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 2:1-29
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin
not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous:
2 And he is the
propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins
of the whole world.
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his
commandments.
4 He that saith, I know
him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him
verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
6 He that saith he abideth in him
ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but
an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the
word which ye have heard from the beginning.
8
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in
him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
9 He that saith he is in the light,
and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light,
and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11
But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in
darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded
his eyes.
12 I write unto you, little children,
because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known
him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye
have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have
known the Father.
14 I have written
unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning.
I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God
abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.
15 Love not the world, neither the things that
are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him.
16 For 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.
17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that
doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that
antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that
it is the last time.
19 They 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 they went out, that they might be
made manifest that they were not all of us.
20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all
things.
21 I have not written unto
you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of
the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he
that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father
and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the
Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath
the Father also.
24 Let that
therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye
have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the
Son, and in the Father.
25 And this
is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
26 These things have I written
unto you concerning them that seduce you.
27
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you,
and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you
of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye
shall abide in him.
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.
29
If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth
righteousness is born of him.
1 John 3:1-24
1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us,
that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not,
because it knew him not.
2 Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as
he is.
3 And every man that hath this
hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the
law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in
him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in
him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive
you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the
devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God
was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for
his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 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 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that
we should love one another.
12 Not as
Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore
slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the
world hate you.
14 We know that we have
passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not
his brother abideth in death.
15
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no
murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
16
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down
his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17 But whoso hath this world's good,
and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion
from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
18
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue;
but in deed and in truth.
19 And
hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than
our heart, and knoweth all things.
21
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we
confidence toward God.
22 And
whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do
those things that are pleasing in his sight.
23 And 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.
24 And he that keepeth
his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he
abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John 4:1-21
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God:
Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3 And every spirit that confesseth
not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that
spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even
now already is it in the world.
4 Ye are
of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is
in you, than he that is in the world.
5
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the
world heareth them.
6 We are of God:
he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby
know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every
one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of
God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that
we might live through him.
10 Herein
is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to
be the propitiation for our sins.
11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time.
If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
13 Hereby know we that we dwell in
him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father
sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of
God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God
is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have
boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
18 There is no fear in love; but
perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not
made perfect in love.
19 We love him,
because he first loved us.
20 If a
man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth
not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
21 And this commandment have we from
him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
1 John 5:1-21
1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:
and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of
him.
2 By this we know that we love
the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his
commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the
world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the
world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This is he that came by water and blood,
even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is
the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear
witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three
agree in one.
9 If we receive the
witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God
which he hath testified of his Son.
10 He
that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth
not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave
of his Son.
11 And this is the
record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life;
and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe
on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and
that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask
any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we
have the petitions that we desired of him.
16
If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto
death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto
death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and
there is a sin not unto death.
18 We
know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God
keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the
whole world lieth in wickedness.
20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is
true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal
life.
21 Little children, keep
yourselves from idols. Amen.