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I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him 1who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, youngmen, because you are 2strong, and the 3word of Godabides in you, and 4you have overcome the evilone.
Do Not Love the World
15 Do not love5the worldnor the things in the world. 6Ifanyoneloves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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For all that is in the world, 7the lust of the flesh and 8the lust of the eyes and 9the boastfulpride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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10The world is passingaway, and also its lusts; but the one who 11does the will of Godlivesforever.
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Children, 12it is the lasthour; and just as you heard that 13antichrist is coming, 14evennowmanyantichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the lasthour.
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15They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, 16so that [a]it would be shown that they all are not of us.
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[b]But you have an 17anointing from 18the HolyOne, and 19you allknow.
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I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but 20because you do know it, and [c]becauseno*lie is 21of the truth.
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Who is the liar but 22the one who denies that Jesus is the [d]Christ? This is 23the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.
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24Whoeverdenies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Sonhas the Fatheralso.
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As for you, let that abide in you which you heard25from the beginning. Ifwhat you heard from the beginningabides in you, you also26will abide in the Son and in the Father.