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

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

Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Everyone who sins has not seen Him nor known Him.

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

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, I do not know Him, I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His Word.

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

And Jehovah passed before him and proclaimed: Jehovah, Jehovah Mighty God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in goodness and truth,

keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons and the sons' sons to the third and the fourth generation.

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abounding in mercy unto all those who call upon You.

But You, O Lord, are a Mighty God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

Finally, brethren, rejoice. Become complete. Be encouraged, be of one mind, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

but God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

For our God is a consuming fire.