¹ My little , write these things to , Your little , so that may not sin. if sin, have an with , Father: , Jesus Christ the righteous.

² And self the for sins, and not for only, but also for the whole world.

³ Now by this know that know , if keep commandments.

⁴ If say that know , do not keep commandments, a liar, and the truth is not in .

⁵ But if keep word, truly love is perfected in . By this know that in

⁶  who say abide in ought self also to walk just as walked.

⁷ , write no new commandment to , Brother, but an old commandment which have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which heard from the beginning.

⁸ Again, a new commandment write to , is true in and in , because the darkness is passing away, and the true light .

⁹ If say in the light, hate brother or sister, in darkness .

¹⁰ If love brother or sister, abide in the light, and there is no for stumbling in .

¹¹ But if hate brother or sister, in darkness and walk in darkness, and do not know where going, because the darkness has blinded eyes.

¹²  write to , little , because sins are forgiven for name’s sake.

¹³  write to , a , because who from the beginning. write to , a young , because have overcome the one. write to , little , because , Father.

¹⁴  have written to , a , because who from the beginning. have written to , a young , because strong, and word in , and have overcome the one.

¹⁵  love the world or the things in the world. If love the world, love is not in .

¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of , but is of the world.

¹⁷ And the world is passing away; but if do will, will forever.

¹⁸ My little dear Father, ; and as have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have , by which know that it is the hour.

¹⁹ They went out from , people, but they ; for if they had , they would have continued with ; but they , that they might be , that none of them .

²⁰ But have an anointing from , the Holy One, and know .

²¹  have not written to because do not know the truth, but because know it, and no lie is of the truth.

²² Who is a liar but who denies that the Christ? is who denies , the Father, and , the Son.

²³ Whoever denies , the Son, does not have , the Father, either; but if , have also.

²⁴ Therefore let that in which heard from the beginning. If what heard from the beginning in , also will in , the Son, and in , the Father.

²⁵ And this is the promise that have promised : life.

²⁶ These things have written to concerning those who .

²⁷ But the anointing which have received from in , and do not need anyone to teach ; but as anointing teaches concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and as it has taught , will in .

²⁸ And now, little dear Father, abide in , that when appear, may have and not be ashamed before at coming.

²⁹ If know that righteous, know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of .