1See ye what manner charity the Father gave to us, that we be named the sons of God, and be his sons. For this thing the world knew not us, for it knew not him.

2Most dear brethren, now we be the sons of God, and yet it appeared not, what we shall be. We know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

3And each man that hath this hope in him, maketh himself holy, as he is holy.

4Each man that doeth sin, doeth also wickedness, and sin is wickedness.

5And ye know, that he appeared to do away sins, and sin is not in him.

6Each man that dwelleth in him, sinneth not; and each that sinneth, seeth not him, neither knew him.

7Little sons, no man deceive you; he that doeth rightwiseness, is just, as also he is just.

8He that doeth sin, is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. In this thing the Son of God appeared, that he undo the works of the devil.

9Each man that is born of God, doeth not sin; for the seed of God dwelleth in him, and he may not do sin, for he is born of God.

10In this thing the sons of God be known, and the sons of the fiend. Each man that is not just, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother [is not of God].

11For this is the telling, that ye heard at the beginning, that ye love each other;

12not as Cain, that was of the devil, and slew his brother. And for what thing slew he him? for his works were evil, and his brother’s just.

13Brethren, do not ye wonder, if the world hateth you.

14We know, that we be translated from death to life, for we love brethren. He that loveth not, dwelleth in death.

15Each man that hateth his brother, is a manslayer; and ye know, that each manslayer hath not everlasting life dwelling in him.

16In this thing we have known the charity of God, for he put his life for us, and we owe to put our lives for our brethren.

17He that hath the chattel [or the substance] of this world, and seeth that his brother hath need, and closeth his entrails from him, how dwelleth the charity of God in him?

18My little sons, love we not in word, neither in tongue, but in work and truth.

19In this thing we know, that we be of truth, and in his sight we admonish our hearts.

20For if our heart reproveth us, God is more than our heart, and knoweth all things.

21Most dear brethren, if our heart reproveth not us, we have trust to God;

22and whatever we shall ask, we shall receive of him, for we keep his commandments, and we do those things that be pleasant before him.

23And this is the commandment of God, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and that we love each other, as he gave behest to us.

24And he that keepeth his commandments, dwelleth in him, and he in him. And in this thing we know, that he dwelleth in us, by the Spirit, whom he gave to us.