,weym\? ,new ,te/am5t 9 ,mod]n ,spee*1 #a ,john ,?ird ,edition #aiac ,r4 ,f4 ,weym\? ,book #fb #a ,john #jja3jja ,t :i* 0 f ! beg9n+1 :i* we h li/5$ to1 :i* we h se5 ) our own eyes1 & our own h&s h h&l$ conc]n+ ! ,^w ( ,life-- #jja3jjb ! ,life 0 manife/$1 & we h se5 & be> witness1 & we decl>e unto y ! ,life ( ! ,ages :i* 0 ) ! ,fa!r & 0 manife/$ to u-- #jja3jjc t :i* we h se5 & li/5$ to we n[ ann\nce to y also1 9 ord] t y also may h fell[%ip 9 x ) u1 & ?is fell[%ip ) u is fell[%ip ) ! ,fa!r & ) ,8 ,son ,jesus ,*ri/4 #jja3jjd ,& we write ^! ?+s 9 ord] t our joy may be made complete4 #jja3jje ,?is is ! ,message :i* we h he>d f ! ,"l ,jesus & n[ deliv] to y--,god is ,light1 & 9 ,him !re is no d>kness4 #jja3jjf ,if1 :ile we are liv+ 9 d>kness1 we pr(ess to h fell[%ip ) ,him1 we speak falsely & are n adh]+ to ! tru?4 #jja3jjg ,b if we live 9 ! light z ,he is 9 ! light1 we h fell[%ip ) "o ano!r1 & ! blood ( ,jesus1 ,8 ,son1 cleanses u f all s94 #jja3jjh ,if we claim to be already free f s91 we lead ourselves a/ray & ! tru? has no place 9 our he>ts4 #jja3jji ,if we confess our s9s1 ,he is s fai?ful & j t ,he =gives u our s9s & cleanses u f all unrighte\sness4 #jja3jaj ,if we d5y t we h s9n$1 we make ,him a li>1 & ,8 ,message has no place 9 our he>ts4 #jjb3jja ,de> *ildr51 ,i write ?us to y 9 ord] t y may n s94 ,if any "o s9s1 we h an ,advocate ) ! ,fa!r--,jesus ,*ri/ ! righte\s2 #jjb3jjb & ,he is an aton+ sacrifice = our s9s1 & n = ours only1 b also = ! s9s ( ! :ole _w4 #jjb3jjc ,& by ?is we may "k t we "k ,him--if we obey ,8 comm&s4 #jjb3jjd ,he :o pr(esses to "k ,him1 & yet does n obey ,8 comm&s1 is a li>1 & ! tru? has no place 9 8 he>t4 #jjb3jje ,b :oev] obeys ,8 ,message1 9 him love = ,god has 9 v de$ rea*$ p]fection4 ,by ?is we c "k t we are 9 ,him4 #jjb3jjf ,! man :o pr(esses to be cont9u+ 9 ,him is himself also b\nd to live z ,he liv$4 #jjb3jjg ,my de>ly-lov$ fri5ds1 x is no new comm& t ,i am n[ giv+ y1 b an old comm& :i* y h _h f ! v beg9n+4 ,by ! old comm& ,i mean ! tea*+ :i* y h already receiv$4 #jjb3jjh ,& yet ,i 99am99 giv+ y a new comm&1 = su* x really is1 s f> z bo? ,he & y are conc]n$3 because ! d>kness is n[ pass+ away & ! light1 ! true light1 is already beg9n+ to %9e4 #jjb3jji ,any "o :o pr(esses to be 9 ! light & yet hates 8 bro!r man is /ill 9 d>kness4 #jjb3jaj ,he :o loves 8 bro!r man cont9ues 9 ! light1 & 8 life puts no /umbl+-block 9 ! way ( o!rs4 #jjb3jaa ,b he :o hates 8 bro!r man is 9 d>kness & is walk+ 9 d>kness2 & he does n "k :]e he is go+-- because ! d>kness has bl9d$ 8 eyes4 #jjb3jab ,i am writ+ to y1 de> *ildr51 because = ,8 sake y\r s9s are =giv5 y4 #jjb3jac ,i am writ+ to y1 fa!rs1 because y "k ,him :o has exi/$ f ! v beg9n+4 ,i am writ+ to y1 "y m51 because y h ov]come ! ,evil "o4 ,i h writt5 to y1 *ildr51 because y "k ! ,fa!r4 #jjb3jad ,i h writt5 to y1 fa!rs1 because y "k ,him :o has exi/$ f ! v beg9n+4 ,i h writt5 to y1 "y m51 because y are /rong & ,god's ,message /ill has a place 9 y\r he>ts1 & y h ov]come ! ,evil "o4 #jjb3jae ,d n love ! _w1 nor ! ?+s 9 ! _w4 ,if any "o loves ! _w1 !re is no love 9 8 he>t = ! ,fa!r4 #jjb3jaf ,= ! ?+s 9 ! _w--! crav+s ( ! e>?ly nature1 ! crav+s ( ! eyes1 ! %[ & pride ( life-- !y all come1 n f ! ,fa!r1 b f ! _w4 #jjb3jag ,& ! _w1 ) its crav+s1 is pass+ away1 b he :o does ,god's w cont9ues = ev]4 #jjb3jah ,de> *ildr51 ! la/ h\r has come2 & z y once he>d t !re 0 to be an anti-,*ri/1 s ev5 n[ _m anti-,*ri/s h appe>$4 ,by ?is we may "k t ! la/ h\r has come4 #jjb3jai ,!y h gone =? f our mid/1 b !y did n really belong to u2 = _h !y belong$ to u1 !y w\ld h rema9$ ) u4 ,b !y left u t x might be manife/ t pr(ess$ believ]s d n all belong to u4 #jjb3jbj ,z = y1 y h an ano9t+ f ! holy ,"o & h p]fect k4 #jjb3jba ,i h writt5 to y1 n because y are ignorant ( ! tru?1 b because y "k x1 & y "k t no?+ false comes f ! tru?4 #jjb3jbb ,:o is a li> comp>$ ) him :o d5ies t ,jesus is ! ,*ri/8 ,he :o dis[ns ! ,fa!r & ! ,son is ! anti-,*ri/4 #jjb3jbc ,no "o :o dis[ns ! ,son has ! ,fa!r4 ,he :o ackn[l$ges ! ,son has also ! ,fa!r4 #jjb3jbd ,z = y1 let ! tea*+ :i* y h receiv$ f ! v beg9n+ cont9ue 9 y\r he>ts4 ,if t tea*+ does cont9ue 9 y\r he>ts1 y also w cont9ue to be 9 union ) ! ,son & ) ! ,fa!r4 #jjb3jbe ,& ?is is ! promise :i* ,he ,himself has giv5 u-- ! ,life ( ! ,ages4 #jjb3jbf ,i h ?us writt5 to y conc]n+ ^? :o are lead+ y a/ray4 #jjb3jbg ,& z = y1 ! ano9t+ :i* y receiv$ f ,him rema9s )9 y1 & !re is no ne$ = any "o to tea* y4 ,b s9ce ,8 ano9t+ gives y in/ruction 9 all ?+s-- & is true & is no falsehood--y are cont9u+ 9 union ) ,him ev5 z x has taught y to d4 #jjb3jbh ,& n[1 de> *ildr51 cont9ue 9 union ) ,him2 s t1 if ,he re-appe>s1 we may h p]fect confid5ce1 & may n %r9k away 9 %ame f ,8 pres5ce at ,8 ,com+4 #jjb3jbi ,s9ce y "k t ,he is righte\s1 be assur$ also t ! man :o habitually acts righte\sly is a *ild ( ,84 #jjc3jja ,see :at m>vell\s love ! ,fa!r has be/[$ ^u u-- t we %\ld be call$ ,god's *ildr53 & t is :at we are4 ,= ?is reason ! _w does n recognize u--because x has n kn[n ,him4 #jjc3jjb ,de> fri5ds1 we are n[ ,god's *ildr51 b :at we are to be 9 ! future has n yet be5 fully reveal$4 ,we "k t if ,*ri/ reappe>s we %all be l ,him1 because we %all see ,him z ,he is4 #jjc3jjc ,& e man :o has ?is hope fix$ on ,him1 purifies himself s z to be z pure z ,he is4 #jjc3jjd ,e "o :o is guilty ( s9 is also guilty ( violat+ ,law2 = s9 is ! violation ( ,law4 #jjc3jje ,& y "k t ,he appe>$ 9 ord] to take away s9s2 & 9 ,him !re is no s94 #jjc3jjf ,no "o :o cont9ues 9 union ) ,him lives 9 s93 no "o :o lives 9 s9 has se5 ,him or kn[s ,him4 #jjc3jjg ,de> *ildr51 let no "o lead y a/ray4 ,! man :o acts righte\sly is righte\s1 j z ,he is righte\s4 #jjc3jjh ,he :o is habitually guilty ( s9 is a *ild ( ! ,devil1 because ! ,devil has be5 a s9n] f ! v beg9n+4 ,! ,son ( ,god appe>$ = ! purpose ( undo+ ! "w ( ! ,devil4 #jjc3jji ,no "o :o is a *ild ( ,god is habitually guilty ( s94 ,a ,god-giv5 g]m ( life rema9s 9 him1 & he _c habitually s9--because he is a *ild ( ,god4 #jjc3jaj ,by ?is we c di/+ui% ,god's *ildr5 & ! ,devil's *ildr53 no "o :o fails to act righte\sly is a *ild ( ,god1 nor he :o does n love 8 bro!r man4 #jjc3jaa ,= ?is is ! ,message y h he>d f ! beg9n+-- t we are to love "o ano!r4 #jjc3jab ,we are n to resemble ,ca91 :o 0 a *ild ( ! ,evil "o & kill$ 8 own bro!r4 ,& :y did he kill him8 ,because 8 own actions 7 wick$ & 8 bro!r's actions righte\s4 #jjc3jac ,d n be surpris$1 bre?r51 if ! _w hates y4 #jjc3jad ,z = u1 we "k t we h already pass$ out ( dea? into ,life--because we love our bro!r m54 ,he :o is de/itute ( love cont9ues dead4 #jjc3jae ,e "o :o hates 8 bro!r man is a murd]]2 & y "k t no murd]] has ! ,life ( ! ,ages cont9u+ 9 him4 #jjc3jaf ,we "k :at love is--?r\gh ,*ri/'s hav+ laid d[n ,8 life on our behalf2 & 9 ! same way we ought to lay d[n our lives = our bro!r m54 #jjc3jag ,b if any "o has ?is _w's weal? & sees t 8 bro!r man is 9 ne$1 & yet h>d5s 8 he>t aga9/ him-- h[ c su* a "o cont9ue to love ,god8 #jjc3jah ,de> *ildr51 let u n love 9 words only nor ) ! lips1 b 9 de$ & 9 tru?4 #jjc3jai ,& 9 ?is way we %all come to "k t we are loyal to ! tru?1 & %all satisfy our consci5ces 9 ,8 pres5ce #jjc3jbj 9 :atev] matt]s our he>ts condemn u--because ,god is great] ?an our he>ts & kn[s ev]y?+4 #jjc3jba ,de> fri5ds1 if our he>ts d n condemn u1 we h p]fect confid5ce t[>ds ,god2 #jjc3jbb & :atev] we ask = we obta9 f ,him1 because we obey ,8 comm&s & d ! ?+s :i* are pleas+ 9 ,8 sight4 #jjc3jbc ,& ?is is ,8 comm&--t we are to believe 9 ,8 ,son ,jesus ,*ri/ & love "o ano!r1 j z ,he has comm&$ u to d4 #jjc3jbd ,! man :o obeys ,8 comm&s cont9ues 9 union ) ,god1 & ,god cont9ues 9 union ) him2 & ?r\gh ,8 ,_s :om ,he has giv5 u we c "k t ,he cont9ues 9 union ) u4 #jjd3jja ,de> fri5ds1 d n believe e _s1 b put ! spirits to ! te/ to see :e!r !y are f ,god2 = _m false tea*]s h gone out into ! _w4 #jjd3jjb ,! te/ by :i* y may recognize ! ,_s ( ,god is t e _s :i* ackn[l$ges t ,jesus ,*ri/ has come z man is f ,god1 #jjd3jjc & t no _s is f ,god :i* does n ackn[l$ge ?is ab\t ,jesus4 ,su* is ! _s ( ! anti-,*ri/2 ( ^: com+ y h he>d1 & x is already 9 ! _w4 #jjd3jjd ,z = y1 de> *ildr51 y are ,god's *ildr51 & h successfully resi/$ !m2 = great] is ,he :o is 9 y ?an he :o is 9 ! _w4 #jjd3jje ,!y are ! _w's *ildr51 & s _! language is t ( ! _w1 & ! _w li/5s to !m4 ,we are ,god's *ildr54 #jjd3jjf ,! man :o is beg9n+ to "k ,god li/5s to u1 b he :o is n a *ild ( ,god does n li/5 to u4 ,by ?is te/ we c di/+ui% ! ,_s ( tru? f ! _s ( error4 #jjd3jjg ,de> fri5ds1 let u love "o ano!r2 = love has its orig9 9 ,god1 & e "o :o loves has become a *ild ( ,god & is beg9n+ to "k ,god4 #jjd3jjh ,he :o is de/itute ( love has nev] _h any k ( ,god2 because ,god is love4 #jjd3jji ,god's love = u has be5 manife/$ 9 t ,he has s5t ,8 only ,son into ! _w s t we may h ,life ?r\gh ,him4 #jjd3jaj ,?is is love inde$--we did n love ,god1 b ,he lov$ u & s5t ,8 ,son to be an aton+ sacrifice = our s9s4 #jjd3jaa ,de> fri5ds1 if ,god has s lov$ u1 we also ought to love "o ano!r4 #jjd3jab ,no "o has ev] yet se5 ,god4 ,if we love "o ano!r1 ,god cont9ues 9 union ) u1 & ,8 love 9 all its p]fection is 9 our he>ts4 #jjd3jac ,we c "k t we are cont9u+ 9 union ) ,him & t ,he is cont9u+ 9 union ) u1 by ! fact t ,he has giv5 u a portion ( ,8 ,_s4 #jjd3jad ,& we h se5 & be> witness t ! ,fa!r has s5t ! ,son to be ! ,savi\r ( ! _w4 #jjd3jae ,:oev] ackn[l$ges t ,jesus is ! ,son ( ,god--,god cont9ues 9 union ) him1 & he cont9ues 9 union ) ,god4 #jjd3jaf ,&1 z = u1 we "k ! love :i* ,god has = u1 & we confide 9 x4 ,god is love1 & he :o cont9ues to love cont9ues 9 union ) ,god1 & ,god cont9ues 9 union ) him4 #jjd3jag ,our love w be manife/$ 9 all its p]fection by our hav+ complete confid5ce on ! day ( ! ,judgem5t2 because j :at ,he is1 we also are 9 ! _w4 #jjd3jah ,love has 9 x no elem5t ( fe>2 b p]fect love drives away fe>1 because fe> involves pa91 & if a man gives way to fe>1 !re is some?+ imp]fect 9 8 love4 #jjd3jai ,we love because ,god fir/ lov$ u4 #jjd3jbj ,if any "o says t he loves ,god1 :ile he hates 8 bro!r man1 he is a li>2 = he :o does n love 8 bro!r man :om he has se51 _c love ,god :om he has n se54 #jjd3jba ,& ! comm& :i* we h f ,him is t he :o loves ,god mu/ love 8 bro!r man also4 #jje3jja ,e "o :o believes t ,jesus is ! ,*ri/ is a *ild ( ,god2 & e "o :o loves ! ,fa!r loves also ,him :o is ! ,fa!r's ,*ild4 #jje3jjb ,! fact t we love ,god ,himself1 & obey ,8 comm&s1 is a pro( t we love ,god's *ildr54 #jje3jjc ,love = ,god means ob$i5ce to ,8 comm&s2 & ,8 comm&s are n irksome4 #jje3jjd ,= e *ild ( ,god ov]comes ! _w2 & ! victori\s pr9ciple :i* has ov]come ! _w is our fai?4 #jje3jje ,:o b ! man t believes t ,jesus is ! ,son ( ,god ov]comes ! _w8 #jje3jjf ,jesus ,*ri/ is ,he :o came ) wat] & blood2 n ) ! wat] only1 b ) ! wat] & ) ! blood4 ,& x is ! ,_s :o gives te/imony--because ! ,_s is ! ,tru?4 #jje3jjg ,= !re are ?ree t give te/imony--! ,_s1 ! wat]1 & ! blood2 #jje3jjh & !re is complete agreem5t betwe5 ^! ?ree4 #jje3jji ,if we accept ! te/imony ( m51 ,god's te/imony is great]3 = ,god's te/imony consi/s ( ! ?+s :i* ,he has te/ifi$ ab\t ,8 ,son4 #jje3jaj ,he :o believes 9 ! ,son ( ,god has ! te/imony 9 8 own he>t3 he :o does n believe ,god has made ,him a li>1 9 t he has refus$ to accept ! te/imony :i* ,god has giv5 ab\t ,8 ,son4 #jje3jaa ,& t te/imony is to ! effect t ,god has giv5 u ! ,life ( ! ,ages1 & t ?is ,life is 9 ,8 ,son4 #jje3jab ,he :o has ! ,son has ! ,life3 he :o has n ! ,son ( ,god has n ! ,life4 #jje3jac ,i write all ?is to y 9 ord] t y :o believe 9 ! ,son ( ,god may "k = c]ta9 t y already h ! ,life ( ! ,ages4 #jje3jad ,& we h an assur$ confid5ce t :5ev] we ask any?+ 9 accordance ) ,8 w1 ,he li/5s to u4 #jje3jae ,& s9ce we "k t ,he li/5s to u1 !n :atev] we ask1 we "k t we h ! ?+s :i* we h ask$ f ,him4 #jje3jaf ,if any "o sees a bro!r man committ+ a s9 :i* is n unto dea?1 he %all ask & ,god %all give him life-- = ^? :o d n s9 unto dea?4 ,!re is su* a ?+ z s9 unto dea?2 = t ,i d n bid him make reque/4 #jje3jag ,any k9d ( wrongdo+ is s92 b !re is s9 :i* is n unto dea?4 #jje3jah ,we "k t no "o :o is a *ild ( ,god lives 9 s91 b ,he :o is ,god's ,*ild keeps him1 & ! ,evil "o _c t\* him4 #jje3jai ,we "k t we are *ildr5 ( ,god1 & t ! :ole _w lies 9 ! p[] ( ! ,evil "o4 #jje3jbj ,& we "k t ! ,son ( ,god has come1 & has giv5 u und]/&+ s t we "k ! true ,"o1 & are 9 union ) ! true ,"o--t is1 we are 9 union ) ,8 ,son ,jesus ,*ri/4 ,he is ! true ,god & ! ,life ( ! ,ages4 #jje3jba ,de> *ildr51 gu>d y\rselves f idols4