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Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no
1cause for stumbling.
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But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and
2walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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I am writing to you, little children, because
3your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
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I am writing to you, fathers, because you know
4him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because
5you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because
6you know the Father.
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I write to you, fathers, because you know
7him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because
8you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
Do Not Love the World
15 9Do not love the world or the things in the world.
10If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
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For all that is in the world--
11the desires of the flesh and
12the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world.
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And
13the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
Warning Concerning Antichrists
18 Children,
14it is the last hour, and as you have heard that
15antichrist is coming, so now
16many antichrists have come.
17Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
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18They went out from us, but they were not of us; for
19if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out,
20that it might become plain that they all are not of us.
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But you have been
21anointed by
22the Holy One, and
23you all have knowledge.