1 John 3:9–11

¹⁸We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

²³Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

¹WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

¹³Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

²⁹If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

¹⁸A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

¹⁷For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

⁷Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

²God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

²⁰For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

²In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

²⁸But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

⁸He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

¹¹Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

²¹And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

⁴⁴Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

³⁵But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

³⁸The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

⁷Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

⁸He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

⁴⁷He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

³And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

⁴Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

⁶We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

¹BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

²⁹If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

⁹He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

¹⁰He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

¹⁴We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

¹⁵Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

²By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

¹⁰And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

¹⁶The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

¹⁷And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

¹⁹And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

¹²This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

⁵And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁷Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

²¹And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

⁸Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

³⁴A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

³⁵By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

²And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

⁸And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

⁹But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

⁵This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

⁷Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

⁸Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

²²Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

⁵Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

²Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.