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I am writing to you, 1littlechildren, because2your sins have been forgiven you for His name'ssake.
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I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him 3who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, youngmen, because4you have overcome5the evilone. I have written to you, children, because6you know the Father.
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I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him 7who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, youngmen, because you are 8strong, and the 9word of Godabides in you, and 10you have overcome the evilone.
Do Not Love the World
15 Do not love11the worldnor the things in the world. 12Ifanyoneloves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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For all that is in the world, 13the lust of the flesh and 14the lust of the eyes and 15the boastfulpride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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16The world is passingaway, and also its lusts; but the one who 17does the will of Godlivesforever.
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Children, 18it is the lasthour; and just as you heard that 19antichrist is coming, 20evennowmanyantichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the lasthour.
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21They 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, 22so that [a]it would be shown that they all are not of us.
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[b]But you have an 23anointing from 24the HolyOne, and 25you allknow.
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I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but 26because you do know it, and [c]becauseno*lie is 27of the truth.
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Who is the liar but 28the one who denies that Jesus is the [d]Christ? This is 29the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.