1 John 2:5-15

5 but whoever ¹keeps his word, in him truly ²the love of God is perfected. ³By this we may know that we are in him:

6 whoever says he ⁴abides in him ⁵ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

The New Commandment

7 Beloved, I am writing you ⁶no new commandment, but ⁷an old commandment ⁸that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard.

8 At the same time, it is ⁹a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because^[a]¹⁰the darkness is passing away and ¹¹the true light is already shining.

9 Whoever says he is in the light and ¹²hates his brother is still in darkness.

10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him^[b] there is no ¹³cause for stumbling.

11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and ¹⁴walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

12 I am writing to you, little children, because ¹⁵your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know ¹⁶him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ¹⁷you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because ¹⁸you know the Father.

14 I write to you, fathers, because you know ¹⁹him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ²⁰you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.