Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive an unfading crown of glory.

5 In like manner the younger, be ye subject to the elder; yea, be ye all subject to one another: put ye on humility of mind; because God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to 6 the humble. Be ye then humbled under the mighty hand of 7 God, that he may exalt you in due time; all your care being cast on him, for he cares for you.

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Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary, the Devil, as a roaring lion, goeth around, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom resist ye, being firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are accomplished in your brethren in the world.

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Now the God of all grace, who hath called us to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus,-may he perfect you, while suffer11 ing for a short time, confirm, strengthen, and establish you: to him be the glory and the dominion, for ever and ever. Amen.

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By Sylvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, I have written in a few words, exhorting you and testifying that this 13 is the true grace of God in which ye stand. The church, elected together with you, which is in Babylon, saluteth you, 14 and Marcus my son. Salute ye one another with the kiss of love. Grace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.

THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN.

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CHAPTER I.

What has been from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked on, what our hands have handled, concerning the word of life; 2 (and the life has been manifested, and we have seen, and do testify, and declare to you that eternal life, which was with 3 the Father, and has been manifested to us)-what we have seen and heard, declare we to you, that ye also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is with the Father, and 4 with his Son Jesus Christ: and we write these things to you, that your joy may be complete.

5 And this is the message which we have heard from him, and declare to you, that God is light, and in him there is not any 6 darkness. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and 7 walk in darkness, we lie, and do not tell the truth. But if we

walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth 8 us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive 9 ourselves, and the truth is not in us: If we confess our sins,

faithful is he and just, so as to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse 10 us from all unrighteousness: If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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CHAPTER II.

My little children, I write these things to you, that you may not sin; but if any one sin, we have an advocate with the 2 Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous one: and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

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And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep 4 his commandments. He who says, "I know him," and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him: 5 but he who keeps his word, verily in him the love of God is 6 perfected; by this we know that we are in him. He who says that he abides in him, ought also himself so to walk as he walked.

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Brethren, no new commandment do I write to you, but an old commandment, which you have had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which you have heard from 8 the beginning. Again, a new commandment do I write to you; which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light now shines.

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He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, 10 is still in darkness. He who loves his brother abides in the 11 light, and to him there is no stumbling: but he who hates his brother, walks in darkness; and he knows not where he goeth, because darkness hath blinded his eyes.

12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.

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I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, children, be14 cause ye have known the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.

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Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world: if any one loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For whatever is in the world, (even the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life,) is not from the

17 Father, but from the world. the lust of it; but he who

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And the world passeth away, and doeth the will of God, abides for

Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that Antichrist is to come, even now there are many Anti19 christs: hence we know that it is the last hour. From us have they gone out, but of us they were not, for had they been of us, they would surely have remained with us; but they have gone out, that they might be made manifest that they were not 20 of us. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

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I have not written to you, because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that everything false is not 22 from the truth. Who is a liar, but he who denies Jesus to be the Christ? He is an Antichrist, who denies the 23 Father and the Son: every one who denies the Son hath not the Father.

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Let, then, what you have heard from the beginning remain you: if what you have heard from the beginning remain in 25 you, ye shall also remain in the Son, and in the Father; and this is the promise which he hath promised to us, even eternal life.

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These things have I written to you respecting them who 27 seduce you but the unction which ye have received from him remains in you, so that ye have no need that any one should teach you; but as the unction teaches you all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, and as it has taught you, so remain in him.

28 And now, little children, continue in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed 29 at his presence. Since ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one who doeth righteousness has been born of him.

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CHAPTER III.

See what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God! the world for this 2 reason knoweth us not, because it did not know him. Beloved, we are now the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be; but we know, that when he shall appear, we 3 shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is: and every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, inasmuch as he is pure.

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Whosoever doeth sin, doeth also iniquity; and sin is ini5 quity. But ye know that he appeared that he might take 6 away our sins, and sin is not in him. Whosoever abides in

him doth not sin; whosoever sins, hath not seen him, nor known him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you, he who doeth righ8 teousness is righteous, inasmuch as he is righteous: he who doeth sin, is of the devil, for the devil sins from the beginning. The Son of God was for this end manifested, that he might 9 undo the works of the devil. Whosoever has been born of God, doth not do sin, because his seed remains in him; and he 10 cannot sin, because he has been born of God. By this are made manifest the sons of God, and the sons of the devil,every one who doeth not righteousness, is not of God, nor he who loves not his brother.

11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, 12 that we love one another: not as Cain, who was of the wicked

one, and slew his brother; and why did he slay him? because 13 his works were evil, and his brother's righteous. Wonder not, 14 my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have

passed from death to life, because we love the brethren; he 15 who loves not his brother, remains in death. Every one who

hates his brother, is a murderer; and ye know that no mur16 derer has eternal life abiding in him. By this we know love,

that he laid down his own life for us; and we ought to lay 17 down our lives for the brethren. But when any one has this world's goods, and seeth his brother in want, and closeth up his bowels from him, how abideth the love of God in him?

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My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, 19 but in deed and in truth: and by this we know that we are of 20 the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our

heart accuse us, doubtless God is greater than our heart, and 21 knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart do not accuse us, 22 we have confidence towards God; and if we ask anything, we

receive it from him, because we keep his commandments, and 23 do the things which are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, that we believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he who keepeth his commandment, abideth in him, and he in him; and by this we know that he abideth in us, even by the Spirit whom he hath given us.

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CHAPTER IV.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits whether they are from God; because many false prophets have 2 gone forth into the world. By this know ye the Spirit of God,-Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ has come 3 in the flesh, is from God; and every spirit that confesses not

that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh, is not from God; and this is the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that 4 he is to come, and he is now already in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the 5 world. They are of the world; therefore of the world do 6 they speak, and the world heareth them. We are of God; he who knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us by this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

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Beloved, let us love one another; because love is from God; and every one who loveth has been born of God, and know8 eth God. He who loveth not, knoweth not God, because God 9 is love. In this has appeared the love of God to us, that God has sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we may 10 live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved

God, but that God has loved us and sent his Son a propitia11 tion for our sins. Beloved, if God has so loved us, we ought 12 also to love one another. No one hath ever seen God: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love has been per13 fected in us. By this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

14 And we have seen and do testify, that the Father has sent 15 his Son to be the Saviour of the world. He who shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in 16 God. And we have known and have believed the love which God hath to us: God is love; and he who abideth in love, 17 abideth in God, and God in him. By this has love in us been perfected, that we may have confidence in the day of 18 judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world. Fear is not in love: but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; and he who fears, has not been perfected in 19 love. We love him, because he has first loved us. 20

If any one say, "I love God," and hate his neighbour, he is a liar; for he who loves not his brother whom he sees, 21 how can he love God whom he sees not? And this commandment we have from Him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.

CHAPTER V.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God; and every one who loves Him who has be2 gotten, loves him also who has been begotten by Him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love 3 God and keep his commandments: for this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are