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The First Epistle of St. John the Apostle 1569

and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. 16 In this we have known the charity of God,
We know, that, when he shall appear, we shall because he hath laid down his life for us: and we
be like to him: because we shall see him as he is. ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
3 And every one that hath this hope in him, 17 He that hath the substance of this world,
sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy. and shall see his brother in need, and shall shut
4 Whosoever committeth sin commmitteth up his bowels from him: how doth the charity of
also iniquity; and sin is iniquity. God abide in him?
5 And you know that he appeared to take 18 My little children, let us not love in word,
away our sins, and in him there is no sin. nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.
6 Whosoever abideth in him, sinneth not; 19 In this we know that we are of the truth:
and whosoever sinneth, hath not seen him, nor and in his sight shall persuade our hearts.
known him. 20 For if our heart reprehend us, God is
7 Little children, let no man deceive you. He greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
that doth justice is just, even as he is just. 21 Dearly beloved, if our heart do not repre-
8 He that commmitteth sin is of the devil: for hend us, we have confidence towards God:
the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this 22 And whatsoever we shall ask, we shall re-
purpose, the Son of God appeared, that he might ceive of him: because we keep his command-
destroy the works of the devil. ments, and do those things which are pleasing
9 Whosoever is born of God, commmitteth not in his sight.
sin: for his seed abideth in him, and he can not 23 And this is his commandment, that we
sin, because he is born of God. should believe in the name of his Son Jesus
10 In this the children of God are manifest, Christ: and love one another, as he hath given
and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not commandment unto us.
just, is not of God, nor he that loveth not his 24 And he that keepeth his commandments,
brother.
abideth in him, and he in him. And in this we
11 For this is the declaration, which you have know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which
heard from the beginning, that you should love
he hath given us.
one another.
12 Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one,
and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill Chapter 4
him? Because his own works were wicked: and
his brother’s just. Dearly beloved, believe not every spirit, but try
13 Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate the spirits if they be of God: because many false
you. prophets are gone out into the world.
14 We know that we have passed from death 2 By this is the spirit of God known. Every
to life, because we love the brethren. He that spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come
loveth not, abideth in death. in the flesh, is of God:
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a mur- 3 And every spirit that dissolveth Jesus, is not
derer. And you know that no murderer hath of God: and this is Antichrist, of whom you have
eternal life abiding in himself. heard that he cometh, and he is now already in