He who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

Everyone who abides in Him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen Him nor has he known Him.

Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is our God.

And yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I would say that I do not know Him, I would be like you, a liar; but I do know Him, and I keep His word.

And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, gracious and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,

and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity and unrighteousness and sins; and He will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children's children, to the third and fourth generation.

For You, O Lord, are kind and gentle, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon You.

But You, O Lord God, are compassionate and merciful, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

Finally brothers, farewell. Restore [yourselves], comfort [yourselves], be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

For our God is a consuming fire.