1 (1 THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF JOHN. THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, 'that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld', and our hands handled, concerning the (2) 1Word of life (and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and 'declare unto you the life, the eternal life', which was with the Father, and was mani3 fested unto us); that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea', and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his (4) Son Jesus Christ: and these things we write, that our joy may be 'fulfilled'. 5 And this is the message which we have heard 'from him, and announce! unto you, that God is light, and in 6 him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, (7 and do not 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 his Son cleanseth 8 us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, 9 and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous10 ness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 21) My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus (2 Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole (3) world. And hereby know we that we know him, if we keep his com4 mandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not 1 Or, word 2 Many ancient authorities read your. 5 in him: obut whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby know we (6 that we are in him: he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked. (7) Beloved', no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is 8) the word which ye heard. Again, a new commandment write I unto you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the darkness is 'passing away, and the true light already' 9 shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in 10 the darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion 11 of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in 'the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12 I write unto you, my little children, because your sins are forgiven 13 you for his name's sake. °I write unto you, fathers, because ye know! him which is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. 41 have written' unto you, little children, because ye know the Father. 14 041 have written unto you, fathers, because ye 'know' him 'which' is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the 15 levil one. Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love 16 of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the 'vainglory of life, is not of the 17 Father, but is of the world. And VERSION OF 1611.-I. 1 have looked upon.. (have). . of; 2 for.. (it).. shew.. that; 3 truly; 4 (unto you). your full 5 then.. of.. declare; 7 (Christ); 9 just. II. 2 (the sins of); 3 (do); 5 is; 6 (so): 7 Brethren.. (have).. (from the beginning); 8 past..now; 11 that; 13 have known.. that ..you.. wicked..write.. have known; 14 have known..that.. wicked; 16 pride. = [46] 246 I. JOHN. the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (18 Little children, it is the last hour': and as ye heard that antichrist 'cometh', even now have there larisen' many antichrists; whereby we (19) know that it is the last hour'. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest how that they all 20 are not of us. And ye have an lanointing from the Holy One, and 21 ye know all things. I have not writ ten unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and 22 because no lie is of the truth. "Who is the liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, even he that denieth the (23 Father and the Son. "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that 'confesseth' the (24 Son hath the Father also. As for you', let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning. If that which ye heard from the beginning labide in you, ye also shall 'abide' in °And (25) the Son, and in the Father. this is the promise which he prom26 ised us, even the life eternal. These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you (27 astray. And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as 'his' anointing teacheth you 'concerning' all things, and is 'true', and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide 28 in him. And now, my little children, abide in him; that, if he shall 'be manifested', we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before 29 him at his coming. 31 If ye know that he is righteous, 'ye know that every one also that' doeth righteousness is begotten' of him. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called 'children' of God: 4 Some ancient authorities read you. land such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it (2 knew him not. Beloved, now are we Ichildren of God, and it is not yet Imade manifest! what we shall be. We know that, if 10he shall be manifested', we shall be like him; for we 3 shall see him even as he is. And every one that hath this hope 'set on him purifieth himself, even as he 4 is pure. Every one that doeth sin doeth' also lawlessness: and' sin is (5 lawlessness'. And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; 6 and in him is no sin. "Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither 7 121knoweth' him. My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, 8) even as he is righteous: he that Idoeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the 9 works of the devil. Whosoever is Ibegotten' of God 'doeth no sin, 'because his seed labideth' in him: and he cannot sin, because he is 'begotIn this the children of 10 ten of God. God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither 11 he that loveth not his brother. For heard ye this is the message which from the beginning, that we should (12 love one another: not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. BeAnd wherefore slew he him? cause his works were evil, and his brother's righteous. (13 Marvel not, brethren, if the world "We know that we (14 hateth you. have passed out of death 'into' life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. 15 °Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. (16 Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the But whoso hath 'the! (17 brethren. : 9 Or, know ye 10 Or, lil 11 Or, lbeari sins 12 Or, hath known VERSION OF 1611.-18 time.. (have).. shall come.. are.. time; 19 (no doubt)..were; 20 But the same..of.. truth.. . unction; 21 that; 22 a.. He; 23 (but).. acknowledgeth; 24 (therefore).. (have).. (have). . shall (hath); 26 seduce; 27 But.. (have). . man.. III. 1 the sons.. therefore; remain.. continue; 25 that.. appear.. confidence; 29 which.. born. (hath).. (shall); 28 when 2 the sons. .doth. . appear. . (but). . when.. appear; 3 man. . in; 4 Whosoever committeth.. transgresseth.. the law for.. the transgression of the law; 5 (our); 6 known; 7 deceive; 8 committeth. . For.. purpose; 9 born.. doth not commit..for.. remaineth.. born; 11 that; 12 (who)..that wicked.. (own); 13 (my).. hate; 14 from.. unto.. (his brother); 16 perceive.. (the).. (of God); 17 this. = [91] world's goods', and 'beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the (18 love of God abide in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but *(19 in deed and truth. Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him, *20 whereinsoever our heart condemn us; 'because' God is greater than our (21) heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, 22 we have 'boldness toward' God; and whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing 23 in his sight. And this is his commandment, that we should believe lin' the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, leven as he 24 gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments 'abideth' in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us. 41 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is (3) of God: and every spirit which' 3confesseth not Jesus is not of God: and this is the spirit of the antichrist, whereof lye have heard that it cometh; and now it is in the 4 world already. Ye are of God, 'my' little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world. 5 They are of the world: therefore speak they las of the world, and the 6) world heareth them. "We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he who is not of God heareth us not. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is 'begotten of God, and 8 knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. (9) Herein' was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent 1 Gr. persuade. 2 Gr. believe the name. his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 °Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our 11) sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No man hath 'beheld' God at any time: if we love one another, God Jabideth in us, and his love is per13 fected in us: hereby know we that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have beheld' and 'bear wit ness' that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 °Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth' in 16 him, and he in God. And we 'know! and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love labideth' in God, and God abideth in him. 17 Herein is love made perfect with us', that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; because as he is, 18 leven so are we in this world. "There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath Ipunishment; and he that feareth (19 is not made perfect in love. We 20 love, because he first loved us. °If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he 21 hath not seen. "And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also. 51 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten' of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of 2 him. Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his command3 ments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not griev4 ous. For whatsoever is begotten! of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith. 5 And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that 6 Jesus is the Son of God? This is 3 Some ancient authorities read an- Many ancient authorities read how can he love God whom he hath not seen? VERSION OF 1611.-good..seeth.. hath.. (bowels of).. dwelleth; 18 in.. (in); 19 (And). . hearts; 20 For if; 21 (then).. confidence towards; 22 those; 23 on; 24 dwelleth.. hath given. IV. 1 try; 2 that; 3 that . .(that). . (Christ is come in the flesh).. that. . you .. should come.. (even); 6 that Hereby 7 born; 9 In this.. towards.. (because); 12 seen.. dwelleth; 13 dwell; 14 seen ..do testify; 15 dwelleth; 16 have known. . that.. to.. dwelleth.. dwelleth; 17 our; 18 torment; 19 (him); 20 how V. 1 born.. every one that; 2 By this.. keep; 4 born..overcometh. = [70] can he. 248 I. JOHN. he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and And it is the (7 with the blood. Spirit that beareth witness, because (8 the Spirit is 'the' truth. For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: "If we 9) and the three agree in one. receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son. 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne 11) concerning his Son. And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (12 He that hath the Son hath 'the' life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life. (13 These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the boldness which we have 'toward' him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth 15 us: and if we know that he 'heareth' us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we "If any man see (16) have asked' of him. his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not 'concerning this' do I say 17 that he should make request'. ©All unrighteousness is sin: and there is 3a sin not unto death. *18 We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth 4him, and the evil one toucheth (19 him not. "We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in (20 the evil one'. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, (21 and eternal life. My little children, 'guard' yourselves from idols. (1 THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that 2 know the truth; °for the truth's sake which abideth' in us, and it' shall be (3) with us for ever: Grace, mercy, peace Ishall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. (4 I rejoice! greatly that I have found 'certain of thy children walking in truth, leven' as we received command*5) ment from the Father. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote to thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the be ginning, that we love one another. (6) And this is love, that we should' This walk after his commandments. is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye For many de7 should walk in it. ceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that' confess not that Jesus Christ 'cometh in the flesh. This is Ithe deceiver and the antichrist. 1 Gr. in. 2 Or, he shall ask and shall give him 3 Or, sin 4 Or, himself (in earth).. these; 9 which VERSION OF 1611.-6 by.. by; 7 (For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one)*; 8 And.. that .. testified of; 10 himself.. believeth. . record.. gave of; 11 record.. hath given to; 12 (and); 13 (that believe on the name of the Son of God)..and.. ye may; 14 confidence that.. in; 15 hear.. that.. desired; 16 sin..(which is).. he shall.. shall pray for it; 18 born..is.. himself.. that wicked; 19 (And). .wickedness; 20 (may); 21 keep.. (Amen). II. JOHN.-1 (the).. have known; 2 dwelleth; 3 you.. (and).. (the Lord); 4 rejoiced.. (have).. [99] (a); 5 unto; 6 (have); 7 entered.. who.. is come..a..an. of the Revised text belongs to verse 6 in the Version of 1611. * [NOTE. - Verse 7 R. W.] VERSION OF 1611.-8 we.. those.. we; 9 transgresseth.. doctrine.. doctrine of Christ, he; 10 there come.. bring.. doctrine. . neither bid God speed; 11 biddeth.. God speed is partaker of.. deeds; 12 trust. . our.. full; 13 thy.. greet.. (Amen). III. JOHN.-1 wellbeloved.. (the); 2 wish above; 3 (the).. testified of the.. that is in thee.. (the); 4 no.. that.. walk; 5 faithfully.. to the.. to; 6 which have borne. . of.. charity.. if thou bring..after a godly sort..shalt; 7 his name's; 8 receive.. might.. fellowhelpers to; 10 Wherefore.. remember.. deeds .. malicious; 11 follow.. (but); 12 good report . . (and) . . record.. ye know.. record; 13 will not.. unto; 14 trust I shall..to.. Our.. Greet. =[91] |