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The chapter opens by extolling God's profound love in making believers His children, instilling a hope of future likeness to Christ that purifies. It sharply contrasts those who practice righteousness as children of God with those who commit sin as children of the devil, emphasizing that Christ came to destroy sin. A central theme is the commandment to love one another, demonstrating true faith through deeds rather than mere words, and assuring believers of God's presence through obedience.

The Love of God and Our Future Hope

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Behold, what loue the Father hath giuen to vs, that we should be called the sonnes of God: for this cause this world knoweth you not, because it knoweth not him.
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Dearely beloued, nowe are we the sonnes of God, but yet it is not made manifest what we shall be: and we know that when he shalbe made manifest, we shalbe like him: for we shall see him as he is.
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And euery man that hath this hope in him, purgeth himselfe, euen as he is pure.

Righteousness vs. Sin

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Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.
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And ye knowe that hee was made manifest, that he might take away our sinnes, and in him is no sinne.
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Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.
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Litle children, let no man deceiue you: he that doeth righteousnes, is righteous, as hee is righteous.
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He that comitteth sinne, is of the deuil: for the deuill sinneth from the beginning: for this purpose was made manifest that Sonne of God, that he might loose the workes of the deuil.
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Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remaineth in him, neither can hee sinne, because he is borne of God.
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In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.

The Commandment to Love One Another

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For this is the message, that ye heard from the beginning, that we should loue one another,
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Not as Cain which was of that wicked one, and slewe his brother: and wherefore slewe he him? because his owne workes were euill, and his brothers good.
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Marueile not, my brethren, though this world hate you.
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We know that we are translated from death vnto life, because we loue the brethren: he that loueth not his brother, abideth in death.
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Whosoeuer hateth his brother, is a manslayer: and ye know that no manslayer hath eternall life abiding in him.
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Hereby haue we perceiued loue, that he layde downe his life for vs: therefore we ought also to lay downe our liues for the brethren.
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And whosoeuer hath this worlds good, and seeth his brother haue neede, and shutteth vp his compassion from him, howe dwelleth the loue of God in him?
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My litle children, let vs not loue in worde, neither in tongue onely, but in deede and in trueth.

Assurance, Confidence, and Obedience

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For thereby we know that we are of the trueth, and shall before him assure our hearts.
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For if our heart condemne vs, God is greater then our heart, and knoweth all things.
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Beloued, if our heart condemne vs not, then haue we boldnes toward God.
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And whatsoeuer we aske we receiue of him, because we keepe his commandements, and do those things which are pleasing in his sight.
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This is then his commandement, That we beleeue in the Name of his Sonne Iesus Christ, and loue one another as hee gaue commandement.
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For hee that keepeth his commandements, dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we knowe that hee abideth in vs, euen by that Spirit which he hath giuen vs.
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