²⁸And now, little children, remain in him, that when he may be manifested, we may have boldness, and may not be ashamed before him, in his presence; ²⁹if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.

Chapter 3

¹See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him; ²beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is; ³and every one who is having this hope on him, doth purify himself, even as he is pure.

⁴Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness, ⁵and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him; ⁶every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him. ⁷Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous, ⁸he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil; ⁹every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten. ¹⁰In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving 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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