TheFirstEpistleof John
CHAPTER1
1Thatwhichwasfromthebeginning,whichwehave heard,whichwehaveseenwithoureyes,whichwehave lookedupon,andourhandshavehandled,oftheWordof life;
2(Forthelifewasmanifested,andwehaveseenit,and bearwitness,andshewuntoyouthateternallife,which waswiththeFather,andwasmanifesteduntous;)
3Thatwhichwehaveseenandhearddeclareweuntoyou, thatyealsomayhavefellowshipwithus:andtrulyour fellowshipiswiththeFather,andwithhisSonJesusChrist 4Andthesethingswriteweuntoyou,thatyourjoymaybe full.
5Thisthenisthemessagewhichwehaveheardofhim, anddeclareuntoyou,thatGodislight,andinhimisno darknessatall.
6Ifwesaythatwehavefellowshipwithhim,andwalkin darkness,welie,anddonotthetruth:
7Butifwewalkinthelight,asheisinthelight,wehave fellowshiponewithanother,andthebloodofJesusChrist hisSoncleansethusfromallsin
8Ifwesaythatwehavenosin,wedeceiveourselves,and thetruthisnotinus
9Ifweconfessoursins,heisfaithfulandjusttoforgiveus oursins,andtocleanseusfromallunrighteousness.
10Ifwesaythatwehavenotsinned,wemakehimaliar, andhiswordisnotinus
CHAPTER2
1Mylittlechildren,thesethingswriteIuntoyou,thatye sinnotAndifanymansin,wehaveanadvocatewiththe Father,JesusChristtherighteous:
2Andheisthepropitiationforoursins:andnotforours only,butalsoforthesinsofthewholeworld
3Andherebywedoknowthatweknowhim,ifwekeep hiscommandments.
4Hethatsaith,Iknowhim,andkeepethnothis commandments,isaliar,andthetruthisnotinhim
5Butwhosokeepethhisword,inhimverilyistheloveof Godperfected:herebyknowwethatweareinhim
6Hethatsaithheabidethinhimoughthimselfalsosoto walk,evenashewalked.
7Brethren,Iwritenonewcommandmentuntoyou,butan oldcommandmentwhichyehadfromthebeginning.The oldcommandmentisthewordwhichyehaveheardfrom thebeginning
8Again,anewcommandmentIwriteuntoyou,which thingistrueinhimandinyou:becausethedarknessispast, andthetruelightnowshineth
9Hethatsaithheisinthelight,andhatethhisbrother,isin darknessevenuntilnow
10Hethatlovethhisbrotherabidethinthelight,andthere isnoneoccasionofstumblinginhim.
11Buthethathatethhisbrotherisindarkness,and walkethindarkness,andknowethnotwhitherhegoeth, becausethatdarknesshathblindedhiseyes.
12Iwriteuntoyou,littlechildren,becauseyoursinsare forgivenyouforhisname'ssake
13Iwriteuntoyou,fathers,becauseyehaveknownhim thatisfromthebeginningIwriteuntoyou,youngmen, becauseyehaveovercomethewickedoneIwriteunto you,littlechildren,becauseyehaveknowntheFather.
14Ihavewrittenuntoyou,fathers,becauseyehaveknown himthatisfromthebeginningIhavewrittenuntoyou, youngmen,becauseyearestrong,andthewordofGod abidethinyou,andyehaveovercomethewickedone
15Lovenottheworld,neitherthethingsthatareinthe world.Ifanymanlovetheworld,theloveoftheFatheris notinhim
16Forallthatisintheworld,thelustoftheflesh,andthe lustoftheeyes,andtheprideoflife,isnotoftheFather, butisoftheworld
17Andtheworldpassethaway,andthelustthereof:buthe thatdoeththewillofGodabidethforever.
18Littlechildren,itisthelasttime:andasyehaveheard thatantichristshallcome,evennowaretheremany antichrists;wherebyweknowthatitisthelasttime.
19Theywentoutfromus,buttheywerenotofus;forif theyhadbeenofus,theywouldnodoubthavecontinued withus:buttheywentout,thattheymightbemade manifestthattheywerenotallofus
20ButyehaveanunctionfromtheHolyOne,andye knowallthings
21Ihavenotwrittenuntoyoubecauseyeknownotthe truth,butbecauseyeknowit,andthatnolieisofthetruth. 22WhoisaliarbuthethatdenieththatJesusistheChrist? Heisantichrist,thatdenieththeFatherandtheSon 23WhosoeverdenieththeSon,thesamehathnotthe Father:(but)hethatacknowledgeththeSonhaththeFather also
24Letthatthereforeabideinyou,whichyehaveheard fromthebeginningIfthatwhichyehaveheardfromthe beginningshallremaininyou,yealsoshallcontinueinthe Son,andintheFather.
25Andthisisthepromisethathehathpromisedus,even eternallife
26ThesethingshaveIwrittenuntoyouconcerningthem thatseduceyou
27Buttheanointingwhichyehavereceivedofhim abidethinyou,andyeneednotthatanymanteachyou:but asthesameanointingteachethyouofallthings,andis truth,andisnolie,andevenasithathtaughtyou,yeshall abideinhim.
28Andnow,littlechildren,abideinhim;that,whenhe shallappear,wemayhaveconfidence,andnotbeashamed beforehimathiscoming.
29Ifyeknowthatheisrighteous,yeknowthateveryone thatdoethrighteousnessisbornofhim
CHAPTER3
1Behold,whatmanneroflovetheFatherhathbestowed uponus,thatweshouldbecalledthesonsofGod: thereforetheworldknowethusnot,becauseitknewhim not.
2Beloved,nowarewethesonsofGod,anditdothnotyet appearwhatweshallbe:butweknowthat,whenheshall appear,weshallbelikehim;forweshallseehimasheis
3Andeverymanthathaththishopeinhimpurifieth himself,evenasheispure.
4Whosoevercommittethsintransgressethalsothelaw:for sinisthetransgressionofthelaw
5Andyeknowthathewasmanifestedtotakeawayour sins;andinhimisnosin
6Whosoeverabidethinhimsinnethnot:whosoever sinnethhathnotseenhim,neitherknownhim
7Littlechildren,letnomandeceiveyou:hethatdoeth righteousnessisrighteous,evenasheisrighteous.
8Hethatcommittethsinisofthedevil;forthedevil sinnethfromthebeginningForthispurposetheSonof Godwasmanifested,thathemightdestroytheworksofthe devil
9WhosoeverisbornofGoddothnotcommitsin;forhis seedremainethinhim:andhecannotsin,becauseheis bornofGod
10InthisthechildrenofGodaremanifest,andthe childrenofthedevil:whosoeverdoethnotrighteousnessis notofGod,neitherhethatlovethnothisbrother
11Forthisisthemessagethatyeheardfromthebeginning, thatweshouldloveoneanother.
12NotasCain,whowasofthatwickedone,andslewhis brotherAndwhereforeslewhehim?Becausehisown workswereevil,andhisbrother'srighteous.
13Marvelnot,mybrethren,iftheworldhateyou
14Weknowthatwehavepassedfromdeathuntolife, becausewelovethebrethren.Hethatlovethnothisbrother abidethindeath
15Whosoeverhatethhisbrotherisamurderer:andye knowthatnomurdererhatheternallifeabidinginhim.
16HerebyperceivewetheloveofGod,becausehelaid downhislifeforus:andweoughttolaydownourlivesfor thebrethren.
17Butwhosohaththisworld'sgood,andseethhisbrother haveneed,andshuttethuphisbowelsofcompassionfrom him,howdwelleththeloveofGodinhim?
18Mylittlechildren,letusnotloveinword,neitherin tongue;butindeedandintruth
19Andherebyweknowthatweareofthetruth,andshall assureourheartsbeforehim
20Forifourheartcondemnus,Godisgreaterthanour heart,andknowethallthings.
21Beloved,ifourheartcondemnusnot,thenhavewe confidencetowardGod.
22Andwhatsoeverweask,wereceiveofhim,becausewe keephiscommandments,anddothosethingsthatare pleasinginhissight
23Andthisishiscommandment,Thatweshouldbelieve onthenameofhisSonJesusChrist,andloveoneanother, ashegaveuscommandment
24Andhethatkeepethhiscommandmentsdwellethinhim, andheinhimAndherebyweknowthatheabidethinus, bytheSpiritwhichhehathgivenus.
CHAPTER4
1Beloved,believenoteveryspirit,buttrythespirits whethertheyareofGod:becausemanyfalseprophetsare goneoutintotheworld.
2HerebyknowyetheSpiritofGod:Everyspiritthat confesseththatJesusChristiscomeinthefleshisofGod: 3AndeveryspiritthatconfessethnotthatJesusChristis comeinthefleshisnotofGod:andthisisthatspiritof antichrist,whereofyehaveheardthatitshouldcome;and evennowalreadyisitintheworld
4YeareofGod,littlechildren,andhaveovercomethem: becausegreaterishethatisinyou,thanhethatisinthe world
5Theyareoftheworld:thereforespeaktheyoftheworld, andtheworldheareththem.
6WeareofGod:hethatknowethGodhearethus;hethat isnotofGodhearethnotusHerebyknowwethespiritof truth,andthespiritoferror.
7Beloved,letusloveoneanother:forloveisofGod;and everyonethatlovethisbornofGod,andknowethGod
8HethatlovethnotknowethnotGod;forGodislove.
9InthiswasmanifestedtheloveofGodtowardus, becausethatGodsenthisonlybegottenSonintotheworld, thatwemightlivethroughhim.
10Hereinislove,notthatwelovedGod,butthatheloved us,andsenthisSontobethepropitiationforoursins
11Beloved,ifGodsolovedus,weoughtalsotoloveone another
12NomanhathseenGodatanytimeIfweloveone another,Goddwellethinus,andhisloveisperfectedinus.
13Herebyknowwethatwedwellinhim,andheinus, becausehehathgivenusofhisSpirit
14AndwehaveseenanddotestifythattheFathersentthe SontobetheSaviouroftheworld
15WhosoevershallconfessthatJesusistheSonofGod, Goddwellethinhim,andheinGod.
16AndwehaveknownandbelievedthelovethatGod hathtousGodislove;andhethatdwellethinlove dwellethinGod,andGodinhim.
17Hereinisourlovemadeperfect,thatwemayhave boldnessinthedayofjudgment:becauseasheis,soare weinthisworld.
18Thereisnofearinlove;butperfectlovecastethoutfear: becausefearhathtormentHethatfearethisnotmade perfectinlove.
19Welovehim,becausehefirstlovedus
20Ifamansay,IloveGod,andhatethhisbrother,heisa liar:forhethatlovethnothisbrotherwhomhehathseen, howcanheloveGodwhomhehathnotseen?
21Andthiscommandmenthavewefromhim,Thathe wholovethGodlovehisbrotheralso.
CHAPTER5
1WhosoeverbelieveththatJesusistheChristisbornof God:andeveryonethatlovethhimthatbegatlovethhim alsothatisbegottenofhim
2BythisweknowthatwelovethechildrenofGod,when weloveGod,andkeephiscommandments.
3ForthisistheloveofGod,thatwekeephis commandments:andhiscommandmentsarenotgrievous
4ForwhatsoeverisbornofGodovercomeththeworld: andthisisthevictorythatovercomeththeworld,evenour faith
5Whoishethatovercomeththeworld,buthethat believeththatJesusistheSonofGod?
6Thisishethatcamebywaterandblood,evenJesus Christ;notbywateronly,butbywaterandbloodAnditis theSpiritthatbearethwitness,becausetheSpiritistruth.
7Fortherearethreethatbearrecordinheaven,theFather, theWord,andtheHolyGhost:andthesethreeareone
8Andtherearethreethatbearwitnessinearth,theSpirit, andthewater,andtheblood:andthesethreeagreeinone
9Ifwereceivethewitnessofmen,thewitnessofGodis greater:forthisisthewitnessofGodwhichhehath testifiedofhisSon
10HethatbelievethontheSonofGodhaththewitnessin himself:hethatbelievethnotGodhathmadehimaliar; becausehebelievethnottherecordthatGodgaveofhis Son.
11Andthisistherecord,thatGodhathgiventouseternal life,andthislifeisinhisSon
12HethathaththeSonhathlife;andhethathathnotthe SonofGodhathnotlife
13ThesethingshaveIwrittenuntoyouthatbelieveonthe nameoftheSonofGod;thatyemayknowthatyehave eternallife,andthatyemaybelieveonthenameoftheSon ofGod
14Andthisistheconfidencethatwehaveinhim,that,if weaskanythingaccordingtohiswill,hehearethus:
15Andifweknowthathehearus,whatsoeverweask,we knowthatwehavethepetitionsthatwedesiredofhim.
16Ifanymanseehisbrothersinasinwhichisnotunto death,heshallask,andheshallgivehimlifeforthemthat sinnotuntodeath.Thereisasinuntodeath:Idonotsay thatheshallprayforit
17Allunrighteousnessissin:andthereisasinnotunto death.
18WeknowthatwhosoeverisbornofGodsinnethnot; buthethatisbegottenofGodkeepethhimself,andthat wickedonetouchethhimnot.
19AndweknowthatweareofGod,andthewholeworld liethinwickedness
20AndweknowthattheSonofGodiscome,andhath givenusanunderstanding,thatwemayknowhimthatis true,andweareinhimthatistrue,eveninhisSonJesus Christ.ThisisthetrueGod,andeternallife.
21Littlechildren,keepyourselvesfromidolsAmen