things I wrote to you concerning those who seduce you.
(27)And the anointing which ye received from him abides in you, and ye
have no need that any one teach you; but, as the same anointing
teaches you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, and
even as it taught you, abide in him.

(28)And now, little children, abide in him; that, if he should be
manifested, we may have confidence, and not turn away from him with
shame at his coming. (29)If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that
every one that does righteousness has been begotten of him.

III.

BEHOLD what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should
be called children of God. For this cause the world knows not us,
because it knew not him. (2)Beloved, now are we the children of God,
and it was never yet manifested what we shall be. We know that if it
shall be manifested, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as
he is. (3)And every one, that has this hope on him, purifies himself
even as he is pure. (4)Every one that commits sin also commits
transgression of law; and sin is transgression of law. (5)And ye know
that he was manifested that he might take away our[3:5] sins; and in
him is no sin. (6)Every one that abides in him sins not; whoever sins
has not seen him, neither has known him. (7)Little children, let no
one deceive you. He that does righteousness is righteous, even as he
is righteous. (8)He that commits sin is of the Devil; because the
Devil sins from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. (9)Whoever
has been begotten of God does not commit sin; because his seed abides
in him; and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God.
(10)In this are manifest the children of God, and the children of the
Devil. Every one that does not righteousness is not of God, neither he
that loves not his brother; (11)because this is the message that ye
heard from the beginning, that we should love one another (12)Not as
Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he
slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's
righteous. (13)Wonder not, brethren, if the world hates you.

(14)We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we
love the brethren. He that loves not his brother[3:14] abides in
death. (15)Every one that hates his brother is a murderer[3:15]; and
ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.