1 John 2:24–3:3

24 As for you, let that abide in you which you heard afrom the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also bwill abide in the Son and in the Father.

The Promise Is Eternal Life

25 aThis is the promise which He Himself 1made to us: eternal life.

26 These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to adeceive you.

27 As for you, the aanointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing bteaches you about all things, and is ctrue and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, 1you abide in Him.

28 Now, alittle children, abide in Him, so that when He bappears, we may have cconfidence and dnot 1shrink away from Him in shame 2at His ecoming.

29 If you know that aHe is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness bis 1born of Him.

Chapter 3

Children of God Love One Another

1 See 1ahow great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called bchildren of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because cit did not know Him.

2 aBeloved, now we are bchildren of God, and cit has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He dappears, we will be elike Him, because we will fsee Him just as He is.

3 And everyone who has this ahope fixed on Him bpurifies himself, just as He is pure.