(16)In this
we know love, that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren. (17)But whoever has the world's
sustenance, and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his pity
from him, how abides the love of God in him?

(18)Little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but
in deed and in truth. (19)And in this we shall know that we are of the
truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. (20)Because if our
heart accuse us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all
things[3:20]. (21)Beloved, if our heart accuse us not, we have
confidence toward God. (22)And whatever we ask, we receive of him,
because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing
in his sight. (23)And this is his commandment, that we should believe
on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as
he gave us commandment. (24)And he that keeps his commandments abides
in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abides in us, from
the Spirit which he gave us.

IV.

BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they
are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the
world. (2)In this ye know the Spirit of God: (3)Every spirit that
acknowledges that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God; and
every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this
is that of the antichrist, of which ye have heard that it should come;
and now, it is already in the world.

(4)Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because
greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world. (5)They are
of the world; for this cause they speak of the world, and the world
hears them. (6)We are of God; he that knows God, hears us; he that is
not of God, hears us not. From this we know the spirit of truth, and
the spirit of error.

(7)Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every
one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. (8)He that
loves not, knew not God; because God is love. (9)In this was
manifested the love of God in respect to us, that God has sent his
only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
(10)Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and
sent his Son, a propitiation for our sins.

(11)Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
(12)No man has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in
us, and the lo