7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11 But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12 I
write to you, little children,
Because
your sins are forgiven you for His name’s
sake.
13 I write to
you, fathers,
Because
you have known Him who is from the
beginning.
I write to
you, young men,
Because
you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to
you, little children,
Because
you have known the Father.
14 I have
written to you, fathers,
Because
you have known Him who is from the
beginning.
I have written
to you, young men,
Because
you are strong, and the word of God abides
in you,
And
you have overcome the wicked one.
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.