commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keeps his commandments abides in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abides in us, from the Spirit which he gave us.

IV BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits

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whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world. In this ye know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God; and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this is that of the antichrist, of which ye have heard that it should come; and now, it is already in the world.

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world; for this cause they speak of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God; he that knows God, hears us; he that is not of God, hears us not. From this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

'Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. He that loves not, knew not God; because God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God in respect to us, that God has sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son, a propitiation for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No man has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and the love of him is perfected in us. 13 In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen, and bear witness, that the Father has sent forth the Son, a Savior of the world. 15 Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known, and have believed, the love that God has in

respect to us.

God is love; and he that abides in love abid

in God, and God in him.

17 In this has love been perfected with us, that we have c fidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, we also a in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect lo casts out fear, because fear has torment; and he that fears not made perfect in love. 19 We love, because he first lov 20 If any one say, I love God, and hates his brother, he a liar; for he that loves not his brother whom he has se how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 And t commandment we have from him, that he who loves God lo also his brother.

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VEVERY one who believes that Jesus is the Christ

• been begotten of God; and every one that loves him w begot, loves also him that has been begotten of him. 2 In t we know that we love the children of God, when we love G and do his commandments. For this is the love of God, th we keep his commandments. And his commandments are burdensome; because all that is begotten of God overcom the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the wor our faith. 5 Who is he that overcomes the world, but he th believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus the Chris not in the water only, but in the water and in the bloc And the Spirit is that which bears witness, because the Spi is the truth. 7 For there are three who bear witness; t Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three agree the one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness God is greater; for this is the witness of God, that he h borne witness concerning his Son. 10 He that believes on th Son of God has the witness in himself; he that believes n God has made him a liar; because he has not believed in tl witness which God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And th

V. 17. Or, toward us

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V. 18. Or, has punishment

V. 8. Or, in the one thing. (The words omitted are wanting in all ancie copies.)

is the witness, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son of God has not the life.

13 These things I wrote to you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, who believe on the name of the Son of God.

14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

16 If any one see his brother sin a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and he will give him life,-to those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; for that I do not say that he shall pray.

17 All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not unto death.

18 We know that every one who has been begotten of God sins not; but he that was begotten of God keeps himself, and the evil one touches him not.

19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is lying in the evil one. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us understanding, that we may know the True One; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from the idols.

THE SECOND LETTER OF JOHN.

THE elder to the elect lady, and to her children, whom I love in truth,—and not I alone but also all that know the truth,— 2 for the sake of the truth, which abides in us, and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy, peace, shall be with you, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

I rejoiced greatly, that I have found of thy children walking

in truth, as we received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to his commandment and this is the commandment, as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. Because many deceivers went out into the world, who acknowledge not that Jesus Christ comes in the flesh. This is the deceiver, and the antichrist.

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8 Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we wrought, but receive a full reward. Every one who transgresses, and abides not in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.

10 If any one comes to you, and brings not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and do not bid him good speed; 11 for he that bids him good speed shares in his evil deeds.

12 Having many things to write to you, I would not [write] with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that our joy may be full. 13 The children of thy elect sister salute thee.

THE THIRD LETTER OF JOHN.

THE elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth.

2 Beloved, concerning all things I pray that thou mayest prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospers. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.

5 Beloved, thou doest a faithful thing, in whatever thou doest

V. 9. In ancient copies: Every one who goes onward, and abides not

to the brethren, and that to strangers, who bore witness to thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do well; for on behalf of the NAME they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to sustain such persons, that we may become fellow-workers for the truth.

"I wrote somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the pre-eminence among them, receives us not. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he does, prating against us with evil words. And not content therewith, neither does he himself receive the brethren, and those who are willing he forbids, and casts them out of the church.

11 Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that does good, is of God; he that does evil, has not seen God.

12 To Demetrius, testimony has been borne by all, and by the truth itself; yea, we also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness is true.

13 I had many things to write to thee, but I wish not to write to thee with ink and pen; 14 but I hope immediately to see thee, and we shall speak face to face.

Peace be to thee.

friends, by name.

The friends salute thee. Salute the

THE GENERAL LETTER OF JUDE.

JUDE, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept by Jesus Christ: Mercy, and peace, and love, be multiplied to you.

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Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, I found it needful for me to write to

V. 1. Or, kept for Jesus Christ