1 John 2:3–17

³And hereby we do know that we know him, if we ^ekeep his commandments. ^4fHe that saith, ^gI know him, and ^ekeepeth not his commandments, ^his a liar, and ⁱthe truth is not in him. ⁵But whoso ^jkeepeth his word, ^kin him verily is the love of God perfected: ^lhereby know we that we are in him. ⁶He that saith he ^mabideth in him ⁿought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. ⁷Brethren, ^oI write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment ^opwhich ye had from the beginning. ^qThe old commandment is the word ^pwhich ye have heard from the beginning. ⁸Again, ^ra new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true ^rrin him and in you: because the ^sdarkness ^tis past, and ^uthe true light now shineth. ⁹He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, ^vis in darkness even until now. ^10wHe that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and ^xthere is none ^†occasion of stumbling in him. ¹¹But he that hateth his brother ^vis in darkness, and ^ywalketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that ^vdarkness hath blinded his eyes.

¹²I write unto you, little children, because ^zyour sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake. ¹³I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known ^ahim that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome ^bthe wicked one. I write unto you, ^clittle children, because ye have known the Father. ¹⁴I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known ^ahim that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ^dye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome ^bthe wicked one. ^15eLove not the world, neither the things that are in the world. ^fIf any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For all that is in the world, ^gthe lust of the flesh, and ^hthe lust of the eyes, and ⁱthe pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. ¹⁷And ^kthe world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth ^lthe will of God abideth for ever.