Dual Panel1(My <3450> little children <5040>, I am writing <1125> these things <5023> to you <5213> so that <2443> you may <264> not <3361> sin <264>.) But <2532> if <1437> anyone <5100> does sin <264>, we have <2192> an advocate <3875> with <4314> the Father <3962>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> the righteous One <1342>,
2and <2532> he <1510> himself <846> is <1510> the atoning sacrifice <2434> for <4012> our <2257> sins <266>, and not <3756> only <3440> for <4012> our <2251> sins but <1161> <235> also <2532> for <4012> the whole <3650> world <2889>.
3Now <2532> by <1722> this <5129> we know <1097> that <3754> we have come to know <1097> God <846>: if <1437> we keep <5083> his <846> commandments <1785>.
4The one who says <3004> “I have come to know <1097> God <846>” and <2532> yet does <5083> not <3361> keep <5083> his <846> commandments <1785> is <1510> a liar <5583>, and <2532> the truth <225> is <1510> not <3756> in <1722> such a person <5129>.
5But <1161> whoever <302> obeys <5083> his <846> word <3056>, truly <230> in <1722> this person <5129> the love <26> of God <2316> has been perfected <5048>. By <1722> this <5129> we know <1097> that <3754> we are <1510> in <1722> him <846>.
6The one who says <3004> he resides <3306> in <1722> God <846> ought <3784> himself <1565> to walk <4043> just as <2531> Jesus <846> walked <4043>.
7Dear friends <27>, I am <1125> not <3756> writing <1125> a new <2537> commandment <1785> to you <5213>, but <235> an old <3820> commandment <1785> which <3739> you have <2192> had from <575> the beginning <746>. The old <3820> commandment <1785> is <1510> the word <3056> that <3739> you have already heard <191>.
8On the other hand <3825>, I am writing <1125> a new <2537> commandment <1785> to you <5213> which <3739> is <1510> true <227> in <1722> him <846> and <2532> in <1722> you <5213>, because <3754> the darkness <4653> is passing away <3855> and <2532> the true <228> light <5457> is <5316> already <2235> shining <5316>.
9The one who says <3004> he is <1510> in <1722> the light <5457> but <2532> still hates <3404> his <846> fellow Christian <80> is <1510> still <2193> <737> in <1722> the darkness <4653>.
10The one who loves <25> his <846> fellow Christian <80> resides <3306> in <1722> the light <5457>, and <2532> there is <1510> no <3756> cause for stumbling <4625> in <1722> him <846>.
11But <1161> the one who hates <3404> his <846> fellow Christian <80> is <1510> in <1722> the darkness <4653>, walks <4043> in <1722> the darkness <4653>, and <2532> does <1492> not <3756> know <1492> where <4225> he is going <5217>, because <3754> the darkness <4653> has blinded <5186> his <846> eyes <3788>.
12I am writing <1125> to you <5213>, little children <5040>, that <3754> your <5213> sins <266> have been forgiven <863> because of <1223> his <846> name <3686>.
13I am writing <1125> to you <5213>, fathers <3962>, that <3754> you have known <1097> him who has been from <575> the beginning <746>. I am writing <1125> to you <5213>, young people <3495>, that <3754> you have conquered <3528> the evil one <4190>.
14I have written to you, children, that you have known the Father. I have written <1125> to you <5213>, fathers <3962>, that <3754> you have known <1097> him who has been from <575> the beginning <746>. I have written <1125> to you <5213>, young people <3495>, that <3754> you are <1510> strong <2478>, and <2532> the word <3056> of God <2316> resides <3306> in <1722> you <5213>, and <2532> you have conquered <3528> the evil one <4190>.
15Do <25> not <3361> love <25> the world <2889> or <3366> the things in <1722> the world <2889>. If <1437> anyone <5100> loves <25> the world <2889>, the love <26> of the Father <3962> is <1510> not <3756> in <1722> him <846>,
16because <3754> all <3956> that is in <1722> the world <2889> (the desire <1939> of the flesh <4561> and <2532> the <3588> desire <1939> of the <3588> eyes <3788> and <2532> the arrogance <212> produced by material possessions <979>) is <1510> not <3756> from <1537> the Father <3962>, but <235> is <1510> from <1537> the world <2889>.
17And <2532> the world <2889> is passing away <3855> with all its <846> desires <1939>, but <1161> the person who does <4160> the will <2307> of God <2316> remains <3306> forever <1519> <165>.
18Children <3813>, it is <1510> the last <2078> hour <5610>, and <2532> just as <2531> you heard <191> that <3754> the antichrist <500> is coming <2064>, so <2532> now <3568> many <4183> antichrists <500> have appeared <1096>. We know <1097> from this <3606> that <3754> it is <1510> the last <2078> hour <5610>.
19They went out <1831> from <1537> us <2257>, but <235> they did <1510> not <3756> really belong <1537> to us <2257>, because <1063> if <1487> they had <1510> belonged <1537> to us <2257>, they would have remained <3306> with <3326> us <2257>. But <235> they went out from us to <2443> demonstrate <5319> that <3754> all <3956> of them do <1510> not <3756> belong <1537> to us <2257>.
20Nevertheless you have <2192> an anointing <5545> from <575> the Holy One <40>, and you <1492> all <3956> know <1492>.
21I have <1125> not <3756> written <1125> to you <5213> that <3754> you do <1492> not <3756> know <1492> the truth <225>, but <235> that <3754> you do know <1492> it <846>, and <2532> that <3754> no <3756> lie <5579> is <1510> of <1537> the truth <225>.
22Who <5101> is <1510> the liar <5583> but <1487> <3361> the person who denies <720> that <3754> Jesus <2424> is <1510> the Christ <5547>? This one <3778> is <1510> the antichrist <500>: the person who denies <720> the Father <3962> and <2532> the Son <5207>.
23Everyone <3956> who denies <720> the Son <5207> does <2192> not <3761> have <2192> the Father <3962> either. The person who confesses <3670> the Son <5207> has <2192> the Father <3962> also <2532>.
24As for you <5210>, what <3739> you have heard <191> from <575> the beginning <746> must remain <3306> in <1722> you <5213>. If <1437> what you heard <191> from <575> the beginning <746> remains <3306> in <1722> you <5213>, you <5210> also <2532> will remain <3306> in <1722> the Son <5207> and <2532> in <1722> the Father <3962>.
25Now <2532> this <3778> is <1510> the promise <1860> that <3739> he <1861> himself <846> made <1861> to us <2254>: eternal <166> life <2222>.
26These things <5023> I have written <1125> to you <5213> about <4012> those who are trying to deceive <4105> you <5209>.
27Now <2532> as for you <5210>, the anointing <5545> that <3739> you received <2983> from <575> him <846> resides <3306> in <1722> you <5213>, and <2532> you have <2192> no <3756> need <5532> for <2443> anyone <5100> to teach <1321> you <5209>. But <235> as <5613> his <846> anointing <5545> teaches <1321> you <5209> about <4012> all things <3956>, it is <1510> true <227> and <2532> is <1510> not <3756> a lie <5579>. Just as <2531> it has taught <1321> you <5209>, you reside <3306> in <1722> him <846>.
28And <2532> now <3568>, little children <5040>, remain <3306> in <1722> him <846>, so that <2443> when he appears <5319> we may have <2192> confidence <3954> and <2532> not <3361> shrink away <153> from <575> him <846> in shame <153> when he <846> comes back <3952>.
29If <1437> you know <1492> that <3754> he is <1510> righteous <1342>, you <1097> also know <1097> that <3754> everyone <3956> who practices <4160> righteousness <1343> has been fathered <1080> by <1537> him <846>.