Letters to the Churches

That which was from the beginning, which wee haue heard, which wee haue seene with these our eyes, which wee haue looked vpon, and these handes of ours haue handled of that Word of life,

(For that life was made manifest, and wee haue seene it, and beare witnes, and shewe vnto you that eternall life, which was with the Father, and was made manifest vnto vs)

That, I say, which wee haue seene and heard, declare wee vnto you, that yee may also haue fellowship with vs, and that our fellowship also may be with the Father, and with his Sonne Iesvs Christ.

And these thinges write we vnto you, that that your ioy may be full.

This then is the message which wee haue heard of him, and declare vnto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkenes.

If wee say that wee haue fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lie, and doe not truely:

But if we walke in the light as he is in the light, we haue fellowship one with another, and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth vs from all sinne.

If we say that we haue no sinne, we deceiue our selues, and trueth is not in vs.

If we acknowledge our sinnes, he is faithfull and iust, to forgiue vs our sinnes, and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes.

If wee say we haue not sinned, wee make him a liar, and his word is not in vs.

My little children, these things write I vnto you, that ye sinne not: and if any man sinne, wee haue an Aduocate with the Father, Iesus Christ, the Iust.

And he is the reconciliation for our sinnes: and not for ours onely, but also for the sinnes of the whole world.

And hereby we are sure that we knowe him, if we keepe his commandements.

Hee that saith, I knowe him, and keepeth not his commandements, is a liar, and the trueth is not in him.

But hee that keepeth his worde, in him is the loue of God perfect in deede: hereby wee knowe that ye are in him.

He that saith he remaineth in him, ought euen so to walke, as he hath walked.

Brethren, I write no newe commandement vnto you: but an olde commandement, which ye haue had from the beginning: this olde commandement is that worde, which yee haue heard from the beginning.

Againe, a new comandement I write vnto you, that which is true in him, and also in you: for the darkenes is past, and that true light now shineth.

He that saith that hee is in that light, and hateth his brother, is in darkenes, vntill this time.

Hee that loueth his brother, abideth in that light, and there is none occasion of euil in him.

But he that hateth his brother, is in darkenesse, and walketh in darkenesse, and knoweth not whither hee goeth, because that darkenesse hath blinded his eyes.

Litle children, I write vnto you, because your sinnes are forgiuen you for his Names sake.

I write vnto you, fathers, because yee haue knowen him that is from the beginning. I write vnto you, yong men, because ye haue ouercome that wicked one. I write vnto you, litle children, because ye haue knowen ye Father.

I haue written vnto you, fathers, because ye haue knowen him, that is from the beginning. I haue written vnto you, yong men, because ye are strong, and the worde of God abideth in you, and ye haue ouercome that wicked one.

Loue not this world, neither the things that are in this world. If any man loue this world, the loue of the Father is not in him.