and Rev. 21. 8. & 15. 13. Rom. 5. 8. But ch. 4. 9, 11. Eph. 5. 2, 25. g Deut. 15.7. a murderer: and ye know that eno murderer hath e Gal. 5. 21. 16 eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the John 3. 16. love of God, because he laid down his life for us: 17 we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. g whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother Luke 3. 11. have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion i Ezek. 33.31. from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? Eph. 4. 15. 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in 19 tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we h ch. 4. 20. Rom. 12.9. Jam. 2. 15. 1 Pet. I. 22. 11 Cor. 4.4. m Job 22. 26. ch. 2. 28. & 4. 17. o Ps. 34. 15. Prov. 15. 29. Matt. 7. 8. & 21. 22. John 14. 13. 16. 23, 24. Jam. 5. 16. ch. 5. 14. 9. 31. John 13. 34. & 15. 12. Thess. 4.9. know that we are of the truth, and shall 1assure our 20 hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, n Heb. 10. 22. God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 m Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, "then have & 145. 18, 19. 22 we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, Jer. 29. 12. we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, Pand do those things that are pleasing in his Mark 11. 24. 23 sight. 9 And this is his commandment, That we should & 15. 7. & believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, 'and love 24 one another, as he gave us commandment. And the p John S. 29. that keepeth his commandments "dwelleth in him, and q John 6. 29. & 17.3. he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in r Matt. 22.39. us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 4 BELOVED, a believe not every spirit, but btry the spirits whether they are of God: because many false 2 prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: dEvery spirit that confesseth 3 that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: and eevery spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is 21, &c. come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit ch. 4.13. of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should a Jer. 29. 8. 4 come; and feven now already is it in the world. 8 Ye b1Cor. 14.29. are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is 5 in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know e Eph.5.2 ver. II. ch. 8 ch. 2. 8, 10. u John 17. x Rom. 8. 9. Matt. 24. 4. μεν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πλάνης. Αγαπητοὶ, ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους· ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστι, καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν, ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ γεγέννη8ται, καὶ γινώσκει τὸν Θεόν· ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν, οὐκ ἔγνω 9 τὸν Θεὸν, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστίν. Ἐν τούτῳ ἐφανερώθη ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἀπέσταλκεν ὁ Θεὸς εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ἵνα το ζήσωμεν δι' αὐτοῦ. ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήσαμεν τὸν Θεὸν, ἀλλ ̓ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἀπέστειλε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν τι ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν. ἀγαπητοὶ, εἰ οὕτως ὁ Θεὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡμεῖς ὀφείλομεν ἀλλήλους ἀγαπᾷν. Θεὸν 12 οὐδεὶς πώποτε τεθέαται· ἐὰν ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλλήλους, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν μένει, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη αὐτοῦ τετελειωμένη 13 ἐστὶν ἐν ἡμῖν. ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ μένομεν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος αὐτοῦ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν. 14 Καὶ ἡμεῖς τεθεάμεθα καὶ μαρτυροῦμεν, ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ 15 ἀπέσταλκε τὸν υἱὸν σωτῆρα τοῦ κόσμου· ὃς ἂν ὁμολο γήσῃ ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ 16 μένει, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ. Καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐγνώκαμεν καὶ πεπιστεύκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην, ἣν ἔχει ὁ Θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν. ὁ Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστὶ, καὶ ὁ μένων ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, ἐν τῷ Θεῷ μένει, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ. 17 Ἐν τούτῳ τετελείωται ἡ ἀγάπη μεθ ̓ ἡμῶν, ἵνα παρ ρησίαν ἔχωμεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως, ὅτι καθὼς ἐκεῖνός 18 ἐστι, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ τούτῳ. φόβος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ, ἀλλ ̓ ἡ τελεία ἀγάπη ἔξω βάλλει τὸν φόβον, ὅτι ὁ φόβος κόλασιν ἔχει· ὁ δὲ φοβούμενος οὐ 19 τετελείωται ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ. ἡμεῖς ἀγαπῶμεν αὐτὸν, ὅτι 20 αὐτὸς πρῶτος ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς. Εάν τις εἴπῃ, Οτι ἀγαπῶ τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ μισῇ, ψεύστης ἐστίν· ὁ γὰρ μὴ ἀγαπῶν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ὃν ἑώρακε, τὸν 11 Θεὸν ὃν οὐχ ἑώρακε πῶς δύναται ἀγαπᾷν; καὶ ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔχομεν ἀπ' αὐτοῦ, ἵνα ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν Θεὸν, ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ. 5 ΠΑΣ ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς, ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ γεγέννηται· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν γεννήσαντα, 2 ἀγαπᾷ καὶ τὸν γεγεννημένον ἐξ αὐτοῦ. ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν Θεὸν 3 ἀγαπῶμεν, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν. αὕτη γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν· 2 ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ποιῶμεν. D. 19 αὐτὸν om. Β. 7 we m the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. n Be-m Isai. 8. 23. John 14. 17. for o ch. 2. 4. of & 3. 6. p ver. 16. q John 3. 16 Rom. 5. 8. & 8.32.6 ch. 3. 16. s John 15.16 loved, let us love one another: for love is of God; n ch. 3. 10, and every one that loveth is born of God, and know- II, 23. 8 eth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; 9 P God is love. In this was manifested the love God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, 'that we might live through 10 him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but rch. 5. 11. that he loved us, and sent his Son 'to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, "if God so loved us, wet ch. 2.2. 12 ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwell- 13. ch. 3. 16. 13 eth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby 1 Tim. 6. 16. know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because y ch. 2. 5. he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 Rom. 5. 8, 10 Tit. 3. 4. u Matt. 18.33 John 15. 12, x John 1. 18. I ver. 18. Father ch. 3. 24. a John 1. 14. c Rom. 10. 9 And awe have seen and do testify that the 15 sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. soever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, 16 dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known ch. 5. 1, 5. and believed the love that God hath to us. dGod is d ver. 8. love; and the that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 17 e ver. 13. ch. 3. 24. ch. 2. 28. & 3. 19, 21. g ch. 3. 3. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may f Jam. 2. 13. have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he 18 is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth his not made perfect in h ver. 12. 9, 20 love. We love him, because he first loved us. i If a ich. 2. 4. man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen ? k ver. 12. 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he1 Matt. 22. 37, who loveth God love his brother also. that & 3. 17. John 1. 12. b ch. 2. 22, 23. & 4. 2, 15. By c John 1. 13. d John 15.23. 5 WHOSOEVER a believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: dand every one that loveth him 2 begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. this we know that we love the children of God, when 3 we love God, and keep his commandments. For this e John 14.15, is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: 10. 2 John 6. 1 Gr. love with us. 21, 23. & 15. 4 καὶ αἱ ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν. ὅτι πᾶν τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ νικᾷ τὸν κόσμον· καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ 5 νίκη ἡ νικήσασα τὸν κόσμον, ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν. τίς ἐστιν ὁ νικῶν τὸν κόσμον, εἰ μὴ ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ; 6 Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἐλθὼν δι ̓ ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος, Ἰησοῦς ὁ Χριστός· οὐκ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι μόνον, ἀλλ ̓ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι καὶ τῷ αἵματι· καὶ τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστι τὸ μαρτυροῦν, ὅτι τὸ πνεῦμά Ἡ ἐστιν ἡ ἀλήθεια. ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Πατὴρ, ὁ Λόγος, καὶ τὸ ̔́Αγιον Πνεῦμα· καὶ 8 οὗτοι οἱ τρεῖς ἕν εἰσι. καὶ τρεῖς εἰσιν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῇ γῇ, τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα· καὶ οἱ τρεῖς 9 εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν. Εἰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαμβάνομεν, ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Θεοῦ μείζων ἐστίν· ὅτι αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἣν μεμαρτύρηκε περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ. το ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἔχει τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ· ὁ μὴ πιστεύων τῷ Θεῷ, ψεύστην πεποίηκεν αὐτὸν, ὅτι οὐ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὴν μαρτυρίαν, ἣν μεμαρτύρηκεν ὁ τι Θεὸς περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ. Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία, ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν 12 τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. ὁ ἔχων τὸν υἱὸν, ἔχει τὴν ζωήν· ὁ μὴ ἔχων τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν ζωὴν οὐκ ἔχει. 13 ΤΑΥΤΑ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν ἔχετε αἰώνιον, 14 καὶ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ. Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτὸν, ὅτι ἐάν τι 15 αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ἀκούει ἡμῶν· καὶ ἐὰν οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀκούει ἡμῶν, ὃ ἂν αἰτώμεθα, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἔχου 16 μεν τὰ αἰτήματα & ᾐτήκαμεν παρ' αὐτοῦ. Ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωὴν, τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσι μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης 1η λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ· πᾶσα ἀδικία ἁμαρτία ἐστίν· καὶ ἔστιν 18 ἁμαρτία οὐ πρὸς θάνατον. Οἴδαμεν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὐχ ἁμαρτάνει· ἀλλ ̓ ὁ γεννηθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ, 19 τηρεῖ ἑαυτὸν, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς οὐχ ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ. οἴδαμεν 6 ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Β. om. A. ἢ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷμαρτυροῦντες ἐν τῇ γῇ 9 ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτ. τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅτι μεμαρτ. Ο. 10 πιστεύων τῷ υἱῷ ψεύστην D. 13 τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ om. Α. ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχετε οἱ πιστεύοντες εἰς τὸ ὄνομα Α. Matt. 11. 30. ch. 3.9. 4 and fhis commandments are not grievous. For 8 what-f Mic. 6. 8. soever is born of God overcometh the world: and this g John 16. 33. is the victory that overcometh the world, even our & 4.4. 5 faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but hhe hiCor. 15.57. that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 ch. 4. 15. be-k John 14.17. & 15. 26. that & 16. 13. and And Tim. 3. 16. Rev. 19. 13. m John 10.30. 18. This is he that came by water and blood, even i John 19. 34. Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, 7 cause the Spirit is truth. For there are three bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, 8 the Holy Ghost: m and these three are one. there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree 9 in one. If we receive "the witness of men, the wit- n John 8. 17, ness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God 。 Matt. 3. 16, 10 which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth 17. & 17. 5. on the Son of God Phath the witness in himself: that believeth not God hath made him a liar; cause he believeth not the record that God gave II his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given r ch. 2. 25. 12 to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. t He s John 1.4. ch. 4.9. that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the t John 3. 36. Son of God hath not life. 13 r Gal. 4. 6. hep Rom. 8. 16. be- q John 3.33. q of & 5. 38. & 5. 24. "THESE things have I written unto you that be- u John 20.31. lieve on the name of the Son of God; wthat ye may w ch. 1. 1, 2. know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may be Jam. 5.14, 15. 14 lieve on the name of the Son of God. And this is the confidence that we have 1in him, that, if we ask x ch. 3. 22. 15 any thing according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and yhe shall give him life for y Job 42.8. them that sin not unto death. There is a sin death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not 18 death. We know that whosoever is born sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God 19 himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 1 Or, concerning him. 17 of 29. unto z Matt. 12. 31, keepeth 6. & 10. 26. & 14. 11. John 17. 9. b ch. 3. 4. d Jam. 1. 27. |