T THE LIFE, GOD IS LIGHT, WALKING WITH HIM, FALSE TEACHERS, ETC.

1 [1:1]THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard,
that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld and our
hands felt, concerning the Word of life,-- [1:2]and the life was made
manifest, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the eternal
life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us,-- [1:3]that
which we have seen and heard, we declare to you, that you also may have
fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his
Son Jesus Christ. [1:4]And these things we write to you, that your joy
may be complete.

2 [1:5]And this is the message which we have heard from him and declare
to you, That God is light, and with him there is no darkness. [1:6]If
we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie
and observe not the truth; [1:7]but if we walk in the light, as he is
in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of
Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. [1:8]If we say we have not sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. [1:9]If we confess
our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse
us from all wickedness. [1:10]If we say that we have not sinned, we
make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

3 [2:1]My little children, these things I write to you that you may not
sin. But if any one has sinned, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous, [2:2]and he is a propitiation for our sins,
and not for ours only but for all the world. [2:3]And by this we know
that we have known him, if we keep his commandments. [2:4]He that says,
I have known him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the
truth is not in him; [2:5]but whoever keeps his word, in him truly is
the love of God perfected. By this we know that we are in him. [2:6]He
that says he continues in him, ought also himself so to walk as he
walked.

4 [2:7]Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but an old
commandment, which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is
the word which you heard. [2:8]Again, a new commandment I write you,
which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is past and the
true light now appears. [2:9]He that says he is in the light, and hates
his brother, is in darkness till now. [2:10] He that loves his brother
continues in the light, and there is no offense in him; [2:11]but he
that hates