Letters to the Churches

For there are three, which beare recorde in heauen, the Father, the Worde, and the holy Ghost: and these three are one.

And there are three, which beare record in the earth, the spirit, and the water and the blood: and these three agree in one.

If we receiue the witnesse of men, the witnesse of God is greater: for this is the witnesse of God, which he testified of his Sonne.

He that beleeueth in that Sonne of God, hath the witnes in himselfe: he that beleeueth not God, hath made him a lyar, because he beleeued not ye record, that God witnessed of that his Sonne.

And this is that record, to wit, that God hath giuen vnto vs eternall life, and this life is in that his Sonne.

He that hath that Sonne, hath that life: and he that hath not that Sonne of God, hath not that life.

These things haue I written vnto you, that beleeue in the Name of that Sonne of God, that ye may knowe that ye haue eternall life, and that ye may beleeue in the Name of that Sonne of God.

And this is that assurance, that we haue in him, that if we aske any thing according to his will, he heareth vs.

And if we know that he heareth vs, whatsoeuer we aske, we know that we haue the petitions, that we haue desired of him.

If any man see his brother sinne a sinne that is not vnto death, let him aske, and he shall giue him life for them that sinne not vnto death. There is a sinne vnto death: I say not that thou shouldest pray for it.

All vnrighteousnesse is sinne, but there is a sinne not vnto death.

We know that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himselfe, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

We knowe that we are of God, and this whole world lieth in wickednesse.

But we know that that Sone of God is come, and hath giue vs a mind to know him, which is true: and we are in him that is true, that is, in that his Sone Iesus Christ: this same is that very God, and that eternal life.

Litle children, keepe your selues from idoles, Amen.

THE ELDER to the elect Lady, and her children, whom I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all that haue knowen the trueth,

For the trueths sake which dwelleth in vs, and shalbe with vs for euer:

Grace be with you, mercie and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ the Sonne of the Father, with trueth and loue.

I reioyced greatly, that I founde of thy children walking in trueth, as we haue receiued a commandement of the Father.

And nowe beseeche I thee, Lady, (not as writing a newe commandement vnto thee, but that same which we had from the beginning) that we loue one another.

And this is that loue, that we should walke after his commandements. This commandement is, that as ye haue heard from the beginning, ye should walke in it.

For many deceiuers are entred into this worlde, which confesse not that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh. He that is such one, is a deceiuer and an Antichrist.

Looke to your selues, that we lose not the things which we haue done, but that we may receiue full reward.

Whosoeuer transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that continueth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Sonne.

If there come any vnto you, and bring not this doctrine, receiue him not to house, neither bid him, God speede: