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.
1John.5
[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.