T HE F I R S T GE NE RA L E P I S T L E OFJ OHNCHAPTER 1The Word of Life1 That which was from thebeginning, which we haehear!, which we hae seen witho"r e#es, which we $oo%e! "&onan! hae to"che! with o"rhan!s, concerningthe wor!of$ife' 2 the$ifewas ma!emanifest,an! we hae seen it, an! testif#to it an! &roc$aimto #o" theeterna$ $ife, whichwaswiththeFather an!was ma!emanifestto "s' 3 that which we hae seen an!hear!we&roc$aima$soto#o",so that #o" too ma# haefe$$owshi&with "s( an!in!ee!o"r fe$$owshi& is with the Fatheran! with his Son Jes"s )hrist* 4 An! we are writing thesethings so that o"r +,- .o# ma# becom&$ete* Walking in the Light5 This is the message we haehear! from him an! &roc$aim to#o", that Go! is $ight, an! inhim is no !ar%ness at a$$* 6 Ifwesa#wehaefe$$owshi&with him whi$e we wa$% in!ar%ness, we $ie an! !o not&ractice the tr"th* 7 /"t if we wa$% in the $ight, ashe is in the $ight, we haefe$$owshi& with one another,an!theb$oo!of Jes"shisSonc$eanses "s from a$$ sin* 8 If we sa# we hae no sin, we!eceie o"rse$es, an! the tr"this not in "s* 9 If weconfesso"r sins, heisfaithf"$ an! ."st to forgie "so"r sins an! to c$eanse "s froma$$ "nrighteo"sness* 10 If we sa# we hae notsinne!, we ma%e him a $iar, an!his wor! is not in "s* Footnotes+,- 1:4 Some man"scri&ts your CHAPTER 2Christ Our Advocate1 0# $itt$e chi$!ren, I amwritingthese things to #o" sothat #o" ma# not sin* /"t ifan#one !oes sin, we hae ana!ocatewiththeFather, Jes"s)hrist the righteo"s* 2 Heisthe&ro&itiationforo"rsins, an!not for o"rson$#b"ta$so for the sins of the who$ewor$!* 3 An! b# this we %now that wehaecometo%nowhim, if we%ee& his comman!ments* 4 1hoeer sa#s 2I %nowhim3b"t !oes not %ee& hiscomman!ments is a $iar, an!the tr"th is not in him, 5 b"twhoeer%ee&shiswor!,inhimtr"$#the$oeof Go!is&erfecte!* /# this we ma# %nowthat we are in him4 6 whoeer sa#s he abi!es inhimo"ght towa$%inthesamewa# in which he wa$%e!* The New Commandment7 /e$oe!, Iamwriting#o"nonewcomman!ment, b"t ano$!comman!ment that #o" ha!1, J O H Nfrom the beginning* The o$!comman!mentisthewor!that#o" hae hear!* 8 At the same time, it is a newcomman!ment that I am writingto #o", which is tr"e in him an!in #o", beca"se +,- the !ar%nessis &assing awa# an! the tr"e$ight is a$rea!# shining* 9 1hoeer sa#s he is in the$ight an! hates his brother issti$$ in !ar%ness* 10 1hoeer $oes his brotherabi!es in the $ight, an! inhim +5-there is no ca"se forst"mb$ing* 11 /"t whoeer hates hisbrother is inthe!ar%ness an!wa$%s in the !ar%ness, an! !oesnot %now where he is going,beca"se the !ar%ness hasb$in!e! his e#es* 12 I amwriting to #o", $itt$echi$!ren, beca"se#o"r sinsareforgien for his name6s sa%e* 13 I am writing to #o", fathers,beca"se#o"%nowhimwho isfrom the beginning* I am writingto #o", #o"ng men, beca"se #o"hae oercome the ei$ one* Iwriteto#o", chi$!ren, beca"se#o" %now the Father* 14 I write to #o", fathers,beca"se#o"%nowhimwho isfromthe beginning* I write to#o", #o"ng men, beca"se #o"are strong, an! the wor! of Go!abi!es in #o", an! #o" haeoercome the ei$ one* Do Not Love the World15 7o not $oe the wor$! or thethings in the wor$!* If an#one$oesthewor$!, the$oeoftheFather is not in him* 16 For a$$ that is in the wor$!'the !esires of the 8eshan!the!esires of the e#es an! &ri!e in&ossessions'is not from theFather b"t is from the wor$!* 17 An! the wor$! is &assingawa# a$ong with its !esires, b"twhoeer !oes the wi$$ of Go!abi!es foreer* Warning ConcerningAntichrists18 )hi$!ren, it is the$ast ho"r,an! as #o" hae hear! thatantichrist is coming, so nowman# antichrists hae come*Therefore we %now that it is the$ast ho"r* 19 The#wento"tfrom"s, b"tthe#werenotof "s( forif the#ha! been of "s, the# wo"$! haecontin"e! with "s* /"t the#wento"t, thatitmightbecome&$ain that the# a$$ are not of "s* 20 /"t #o" hae been anointe!b# the Ho$# One, an! #o" a$$hae %now$e!ge* +9- 21 I writeto#o", not beca"se#o"!onot %nowthetr"th, b"tbeca"se #o" %now it, an!beca"se no $ie is of the tr"th* 22 1hoisthe$iar b"t hewho!eniesthat Jes"sisthe)hrist:This is the antichrist, he who!enies the Father an! the Son* 23 Noonewho!eniestheSonhas the Father* 1hoeerconfesses the Son has theFather a$so* 24 Let what #o" hear! from thebeginningabi!ein#o"* If what#o" hear! fromthe beginningabi!es in#o", then#o" too wi$$abi!e in the Son an! in theFather* 25 An! this is the &romise thathe ma!e to "s +;-'eterna$ $ife* 2, J O H N26 I writethesethingsto#o"abo"t those who are tr#ing to!eceie #o"* 27 /"t theanointingthat #o"receie! from him abi!es in#o", an! #o" hae no nee! thatan#one sho"$! teach #o"* /"tas his anointing teaches #o"abo"t eer#thing, an! is tr"e,an! is no $ie'."st as it hasta"ght #o", abi!e in him* Children of God28 An! now, $itt$e chi$!ren,abi!einhim, sothat whenhea&&ears we ma# haecon- 3:24 Gree% he CHAPTER 4Test the Spirits1 /e$oe!, !o not be$iee eer#s&irit, b"t test the s&irits to seewhetherthe#arefromGo!, forman#fa$se&ro&hetshaegoneo"t into the wor$!* 2 /# this #o" %now the S&irit ofGo!4 eer# s&irit that confessesthat Jes"s )hrist has come inthe 8esh is from Go!, 3 an! eer# s&irit that !oes notconfess Jes"s is not fromGo!*This is the s&irit of theantichrist,which#o"hear!wascomingan!nowisinthewor$!a$rea!#* 4 Litt$echi$!ren, #o"arefromGo!an!haeoercomethem,for hewhoisin#o"isgreaterthan he who is in the wor$!* 5 The# are from the wor$!(therefore the# s&ea% fromthewor$!, an!thewor$!$istens tothem* 6 1e are fromGo!* 1hoeer%nows Go! $istens to "s(4, J O H Nwhoeer is not fromGo!!oesnot $isten to "s* /# this we %nowthe S&irit of tr"th an! the s&iritof error* God Is Love7 /e$oe!, $et "s $oe oneanother, for $oe is fromGo!,an! whoeer $oes has beenborn of Go! an! %nows Go!* 8 An#one who !oes not $oe!oes not %now Go!, beca"seGo! is $oe* 9 Inthis the$oeof Go!wasma!emanifest among"s, thatGo!sent hison$#Sonintothewor$!, so that we might $iethro"gh him* 10 Inthisis$oe, not that wehae $oe! Go! b"t that he$oe! "s an! sent his Son to bethe &ro&itiation for o"r sins* 11 /e$oe!, if Go! so $oe! "s,we a$so o"ght to $oe oneanother* 12 NoonehaseerseenGo!(if we $oe one another, Go!abi!es in "s an! his $oe is&erfecte! in "s* 13 /# this we %now that weabi!e in him an! he in "s,beca"sehehasgien"sof hisS&irit* 14 An! we hae seen an!testif#thattheFatherhassenthisSontobetheSaiorof thewor$!* 15 1hoeer confesses thatJes"s is the Son of Go!, Go!abi!es in him, an! he in Go!* 16 Sowehaecometo%nowan! to be$iee the $oe that Go!has for "s* Go! is $oe, an!whoeer abi!es in $oe abi!esin Go!, an! Go! abi!es in him* 17 /# this is $oe &erfecte!with"s, sothat wema#haecon