Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.

²Dearly beloved, we are now the sons of God: and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like to him: because we shall see him as he is.

³And every one that hath this hope in him sanctifieth himself, as he also is holy.

⁴Whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity. And sin is iniquity.

⁵And you know that he appeared to take away our sins: and in him there is no sin.

⁶Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: and whosoever sinneth hath not seen him nor known him.

⁷Little children, let no man deceive you. He that doth justice is just, even as he is just.

⁸He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

⁹Whosoever is born of God committeth not sin: for his seed abideth in him. And he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

¹⁰In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whosoever is not just is not of God, or he that loveth not his brother.

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1 John 3:1: See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

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