⁷Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message which you have heard. ⁸Again, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you, because^d the darkness is passing away and the true light already is shining. ⁹The one who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness until now. ¹⁰The one who loves his brother resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. ¹¹But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Encouragement and Assurance

¹²I am writing to you, little children, because^e your sins have been forgiven you on account of his name. ¹³I am writing to you, fathers, because^f you have known the One who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because^g you have conquered the evil one. ¹⁴I have written to you, children, because^h you have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, becauseⁱ you have known the One who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because^j you are strong, and the word of God resides in you, and you have conquered the evil one.

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Footnotes

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