1 John 2:7–14

The New Commandment

⁷Beloved, I am writing you ⁱno new commandment, but ^jan old commandment ^kthat you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. ⁸At the same time, it is ^la new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because^{1 m}the darkness is passing away and ⁿthe true light is already shining. ⁹Whoever says he is in the light and ^ohates his brother is still in darkness. ¹⁰Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him² there is no ^pcause for stumbling. ¹¹But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and ^qwalks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

¹²I am writing to you, little children,

because ^ryour sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.

¹³I am writing to you, fathers,

because you know ^shim who is from the beginning.

I am writing to you, young men,

because ^tyou have overcome the evil one.

I write to you, children,

because ^uyou know the Father.

¹⁴I write to you, fathers,

because you know ^shim who is from the beginning.

I write to you, young men,

because ^tyou are strong,

and the word of God abides in you,

and you have overcome the evil one.