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because the darkness is passing away, and the true
light already shineth. He that saith he is in the
light, and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even
until now.
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in
the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling
in him. "But he that hateth his brother is in the
darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth
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12 I write unto you, my little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him which is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father. 144 have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him which is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one. 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. "And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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18 Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest 'how that they all not al are not of us. And ye have an anointing from the

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13 Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you. "We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. 15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. "Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the breth"But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth. Hereby shall we know that we are of the Gr truth, and shall assure our heart before him, "where

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world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the
Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.
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