And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome evil. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.

I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome evil.

I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that not any lie is of the truth.

These things I have written to you concerning those who try to lead you astray.

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

This is the disciple who bears witness concerning these things, and writes these things; and we know that his testimony is true.

By Silvanus, our faithful brother as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those believing into His name:

Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.

The one believing into Him is not judged; but the one not believing is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

And His Name, by faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under Heaven given among men that is required for us to be saved.

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might manifest all longsuffering, as an example to those who are about to believe on Him unto eternal life.

He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of Life;

the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us;

For you did not receive a spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.

and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in Heaven.

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father!

Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make sure of your calling and election, for if you do these things you will not ever stumble;

for so an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.