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,*apt} #a
#a3 ,t : 0 f ! 2g9n+1 : we h he>d1 : we h se5 ) |r eyes1 : we h look$ ~u1 & |r 
h&s h h&l$1 (! ,~w ( life;
#b3 7,= ! life 0 manife/$1 & we h se5 x1 & be> wit;s1 & %ew unto y t et}nal 
life1 : 0 )! ,"f1 & 0 manife/$ unto u;7
#c3 ,t : we h se5 & he>d dcl we unto y1 t ye al may h fell{%ip ) u3 & truly |r 
fell{%ip is )! ,"f1 &) 8 ,son ,jesus ,*ri/4
#d3 ,& ~! ?+s write we unto y1 t yr joy may 2 full4
#e3 ,? !n is ! message : we h he>d ( hm1 & dcl unto y1 t ,god is li<t1 & 9 hm is 
no d>k;s at all4
#f3 ,if we say t we h fell{%ip ) hm1 & walk 9 d>k;s1 we lie1 & d n ! tru?3
#g3 ,b if we walk 9 ! li<t1 z he is 9 ! li<t1 we h fell{%ip "o ) ano!r1 &! blood 
( ,jesus ,*ri/ 8 ,son cl1nse? u f all s94
#h3 ,if we say t we h no s91 we dcv |rvs1 &! tru? is n 9 u4
#i3 ,if we 3fess |r s9s1 he is fai?;l & j 6=give u |r s9s1 & 6cl1nse u f all 
un"re|s;s4
#aj3 ,if we say t we h n s9n$1 we make hm a li>1 & 8 ~w is n 9 u4 

,*apt} #b
#a3 ,my ll *n1 ~! ?+s write ,i unto y1 t ye s9 n4 ,& if any man s91 we h an 
advocate )! ,"f1 ,jesus ,*ri/ ! "re|s3
#b3 ,& he is ! propiti,n = |r s9s3 & n = |rs only1 b al =! s9s (! :ole _w4
#c3 ,& "hby we d "k t we "k hm1 if we keep 8 -m&;ts4
#d3 ,he t sai?1 ,i "k hm1 & keepe? n 8 -m&;ts1 is a li>1 &! tru? is n 9 hm4
#e3 ,b :oso keepe? 8 ~w1 9 hm v}ily is ! love ( ,god p}fect$3 "hby "k we t we >e 
9 hm4
#f3 ,he t sai? he abide? 9 hm "| hmf al s 6walk1 ev5 z he walk$4
#g3 ,bre?r51 ,i write no new -m&;t unto y1 b an old -m&;t : ye _h f ! 2g9n+4 ,! 
old -m&;t is ! ~w : ye h he>d f ! 2g9n+4
#h3 ,ag1 a new -m&;t ,i write unto y1 : ?+ is true 9 hm & 9 y3 2c ! d>k;s is 
pa/1 &! true li<t n{ %9e?4
#i3 ,he t sai? he is 9 ! li<t1 & hate? 8 bro!r1 is 9 d>k;s ev5 until n{4
#aj3 ,he t love? 8 bro!r abide? 9 ! li<t1 & "! is n"o o3a.n ( /umbl+ 9 hm4
#aa3 ,b he t hate? 8 bro!r is 9 d>k;s1 & walke? 9 d>k;s1 & "ke? n :i!r he goe?1 
2c t d>k;s ha? bl9d$ 8 eyes4
#ab3 ,i write unto y1 ll *n1 2c yr s9s >e =giv5 y = 8 "n's sake4
#ac3 ,i write unto y1 "fs1 2c ye h "kn hm t is f ! 2g9n+4 ,i write unto y1 "y 
m51 2c ye h ov}come ! wick$ "o4 ,i write unto y1 ll *n1 2c ye h "kn ! ,"f4
#ad3 ,i h writt5 unto y1 "fs1 2c ye h "kn hm t is f ! 2g9n+4 ,i h writt5 unto y1 
"y m51 2c ye >e /r;g1 &! ~w ( ,god abide? 9 y1 & ye h ov}come ! wick$ "o4
#ae3 ,love n ! _w1 nei ! ?+s t >e 9 ! _w4 ,if any man love ! _w1 ! love (! ,"f 
is n 9 hm4
#af3 ,= all t is 9 ! _w1 ! lu/ (! fle%1 &! lu/ (! eyes1 &! pride ( life1 is n (! 
,"f1 b is (! _w4
#ag3 ,&! _w passe? away1 &! lu/ "!(3 b he t doe? ! w ( ,god abide? = "e4
#ah3 ,ll *n1 x is ! la/ "t3 & z ye h he>d t anti*ri/ % -e1 ev5 n{ >e "! _m 
anti*ri/s2 ":by we "k t x is ! la/ "t4
#ai3 ,!y w5t | f u1 b !y 7 n ( u2 = if !y _h be5 ( u1 !y wd no d|bt h 3t9u$ ) u3 
b !y w5t |1 t !y mi<t 2 made manife/ t !y 7 n all ( u4
#bj3 ,b ye h an unc;n f ! ,holy ,"o1 & ye "k all ?+s4
#ba3 ,i h n writt5 unto y 2c ye "k n ! tru?1 b 2c ye "k x1 & t no lie is (! 
tru?4
#bb3 ,:o is a li> b he t d5ie? t ,jesus is ! ,*ri/8 ,he is anti*ri/1 t d5ie? ! 
,"f &! ,son4
#bc3 ,:oso"e d5ie? ! ,son1 ! same ha? n ! ,"f3 7b7 he t ac"kl$ge? ! ,son ha? ! 
,"f al4
#bd3 ,let t "!=e abide 9 y1 : ye h he>d f ! 2g9n+4 ,if t : ye h he>d f ! 2g9n+ % 
rema9 9 y1 ye al % 3t9ue 9 ! ,son1 & 9 ! ,"f4
#be3 ,& ? is ! promise t he ha? promis$ u1 ev5 et}nal life4
#bf3 ,~! ?+s h ,i writt5 unto y 3c}n+ !m t s$uce y4
#bg3 ,b ! ano9t+ : ye h rcvd ( hm abide? 9 y1 & ye ne$ n t any man t1* y3 b z ! 
same ano9t+ t1*e? y ( all ?+s1 & is tru?1 & is no lie1 & ev5 z x ha? tau<t y1 ye 
% abide 9 hm4
#bh3 ,& n{1 ll *n1 abide 9 hm2 t1 :5 he % appe>1 we may h 3fid;e1 & n 2 a%am$ 2f 
hm at 8 -+4
#bi3 ,if ye "k t he is "re|s1 ye "k t e "o t doe? "re|s;s is born ( hm4 

,*apt} #c
#a3 ,2hold1 :at mann} ( love ! ,"f ha? 2/{$ ~u u1 t we %d 2 call$ ! sons ( ,god3 
"!=e ! _w "ke? u n1 2c x knew hm n4
#b3 ,2lov$1 n{ >e we ! sons ( ,god1 & x do? n yet appe> :at we % be3 b we "k t1 
:5 he % appe>1 we % 2 l hm2 = we % see hm z he is4
#c3 ,& e man t ha? ? hope 9 hm purifie? hmf1 ev5 z he is pure4
#d3 ,:oso"e -mitte? s9 transgresse? al ! law3 = s9 is ! transgres.n (! law4
#e3 ,& ye "k t he 0 manife/$ 6take away |r s9s2 & 9 hm is no s94
#f3 ,:oso"e abide? 9 hm s9ne? n3 :oso"e s9ne? ha? n se5 hm1 nei "kn hm4
#g3 ,ll *n1 let no man dcv y3 he t doe? "re|s;s is "re|s1 ev5 z he is "re|s4
#h3 ,he t -mitte? s9 is (! devil2 =! devil s9ne? f ! 2g9n+4 ,= ? purpose ! ,son 
( ,god 0 manife/$1 t he mi<t de/roy ! "ws (! devil4
#i3 ,:oso"e is born ( ,god do? n -mit s92 = 8 se$ rema9e? 9 hm3 & he _c s91 2c 
he is born ( ,god4
#aj3 ,9 ? ! *n ( ,god >e manife/1 &! *n (! devil3 :oso"e doe? n "re|s;s is n ( 
,god1 nei he t love? n 8 bro!r4
#aa3 ,= ? is ! message t ye he>d f ! 2g9n+1 t we %d love "o ano!r4
#ab3 ,n z ,ca91 :o 0 ( t wick$ "o1 & slew 8 bro!r4 ,& ":=e slew he hm8 ,2c 8 {n 
"ws 7 evil1 & 8 bro!r's "re|s4
#ac3 ,m>vel n1 my bre?r51 if ! _w hate y4
#ad3 ,we "k t we h pass$ f d1? unto life1 2c we love ! bre?r54 ,he t love? n 8 
bro!r abide? 9 d1?4
#ae3 ,:oso"e hate? 8 bro!r is a murd}}3 & ye "k t no murd}} ha? et}nal life 
abid+ 9 hm4
#af3 ,"hby p}cv we ! love ( ,god1 2c he laid d{n 8 life = u3 & we "| 6lay d{n |r 
lives =! bre?r54
#ag3 ,b :oso ha? ? _w's gd1 & see? 8 bro!r h ne$1 & %utte? up 8 b{els ( -pas.n f 
hm1 h{ dwelle? ! love ( ,god 9 hm8
#ah3 ,my ll *n1 let u n love 9 ~w1 nei 9 t;gue2 b 9 de$ & 9 tru?4
#ai3 ,& "hby we "k t we >e (! tru?1 & % assure |r he>ts 2f hm4
#bj3 ,= if |r he>t 3demn u1 ,god is gr1t} ?an |r he>t1 & "ke? all ?+s4
#ba3 ,2lov$1 if |r he>t 3demn u n1 !n h we 3fid;e t{>d ,god4
#bb3 ,& :atso"e we ask1 we rcv ( hm1 2c we keep 8 -m&;ts1 & d ~? ?+s t >e pl1s+ 
9 8 si<t4
#bc3 ,& ? is 8 -m&;t1 ,t we %d 2lieve on ! "n ( 8 ,son ,jesus ,*ri/1 & love "o 
ano!r1 z he gave u -m&;t4
#bd3 ,& he t keepe? 8 -m&;ts dwelle? 9 hm1 & he 9 hm4 ,& "hby we "k t he abide? 
9 u1 0! ,_s : he ha? giv5 u4 

,*apt} #d
#a3 ,2lov$1 2lieve n e _s1 b try ! _ss :e!r !y >e ( ,god3 2c _m false prophets 
>e g"o | 96! _w4
#b3 ,"hby "k ye ! ,_s ( ,god3 ,e _s t 3fesse? t ,jesus ,*ri/ is -e 9 ! fle% is ( 
,god3
#c3 ,& e _s t 3fesse? n t ,jesus ,*ri/ is -e 9 ! fle% is n ( ,god3 & ? is t _s ( 
anti*ri/1 ":( ye h he>d t x %d -e2 & ev5 n{ alr is x 9 ! _w4
#d3 ,ye >e ( ,god1 ll *n1 & h ov}come !m3 2c gr1t} is he t is 9 y1 ?an he t is 9 
! _w4
#e3 ,!y >e (! _w3 "!=e sp1k !y (! _w1 &! _w he>e? !m4
#f3 ,we >e ( ,god3 he t "ke? ,god he>e? u2 he t is n ( ,god he>e? n u4 ,"hby "k 
we ! _s ( tru?1 &! _s ( }ror4
#g3 ,2lov$1 let u love "o ano!r3 = love is ( ,god2 & e "o t love? is born ( 
,god1 & "ke? ,god4
#h3 ,he t love? n "ke? n ,god2 = ,god is love4
#i3 ,9 ? 0 manife/$ ! love ( ,god t{>d u1 2c t ,god s5t 8 only 2gott5 ,son 96! 
_w1 t we mi<t live "? hm4
#aj3 ,"h9 is love1 n t we lov$ ,god1 b t he lov$ u1 & s5t 8 ,son 6be ! propiti,n 
= |r s9s4
#aa3 ,2lov$1 if ,god s lov$ u1 we "| al 6love "o ano!r4
#ab3 ,no man ha? se5 ,god at any "t4 ,if we love "o ano!r1 ,god dwelle? 9 u1 & 8 
love is p}fect$ 9 u4
#ac3 ,"hby "k we t we dwell 9 hm1 & he 9 u1 2c he ha? giv5 u ( 8 ,_s4
#ad3 ,& we h se5 & d te/ify t ! ,"f s5t ! ,son 6be ! ,savi|r (! _w4
#ae3 ,:oso"e % 3fess t ,jesus is ! ,son ( ,god1 ,god dwelle? 9 hm1 & he 9 ,god4
#af3 ,& we h "kn & 2liev$ ! love t ,god ha? 6u4 ,god is love2 & he t dwelle? 9 
love dwelle? 9 ,god1 & ,god 9 hm4
#ag3 ,"h9 is |r love made p}fect1 t we may h bold;s 9 ! "d ( judg;t3 2c z he is1 
s >e we 9 ? _w4
#ah3 ,"! is no fe> 9 love2 b p}fect love ca/e? | fe>3 2c fe> ha? tor;t4 ,he t 
fe>e? is n made p}fect 9 love4
#ai3 ,we love hm1 2c he f/ lov$ u4
#bj3 ,if a man say1 ,i love ,god1 & hate? 8 bro!r1 he is a li>3 = he t love? n 8 
bro!r :om he ha? se51 h{ c he love ,god :om he ha? n se58
#ba3 ,& ? -m&;t h we f hm1 ,t he :o love? ,god love 8 bro!r al4 

,*apt} #e
#a3 ,:oso"e 2lieve? t ,jesus is ! ,*ri/ is born ( ,god3 & e "o t love? hm t 2gat 
love? hm al t is 2gott5 ( hm4
#b3 ,0? we "k t we love ! *n ( ,god1 :5 we love ,god1 & keep 8 -m&;ts4
#c3 ,= ? is ! love ( ,god1 t we keep 8 -m&;ts3 & 8 -m&;ts >e n griev|s4
#d3 ,= :atso"e is born ( ,god ov}come? ! _w3 & ? is ! victory t ov}come? ! _w1 
ev5 |r fai?4
#e3 ,:o is he t ov}come? ! _w1 b he t 2lieve? t ,jesus is ! ,son ( ,god8
#f3 ,? is he t came 0wat} & blood1 ev5 ,jesus ,*ri/2 n 0wat} only1 b 0wat} & 
blood4 ,& x is ! ,_s t be>e? wit;s1 2c ! ,_s is tru?4
#g3 ,= "! >e ?ree t be> record 9 h1v51 ! ,"f1 ! ,~w1 &! ,holy ,<o/3 & ~! ?ree >e 
"o4
#h3 ,& "! >e ?ree t be> wit;s 9 e>?1 ! _s1 &! wat}1 &! blood3 & ~! ?ree agree 9 
"o4
#i3 ,if we rcv ! wit;s ( m51 ! wit;s ( ,god is gr1t}3 = ? is ! wit;s ( ,god : he 
ha? te/ifi$ ( 8 ,son4
#aj3 ,he t 2lieve? on ! ,son ( ,god ha? ! wit;s 9 hmf3 he t 2lieve? n ,god ha? 
made hm a li>2 2c he 2lieve? n ! record t ,god gave ( 8 ,son4
#aa3 ,& ? is ! record1 t ,god ha? giv5 6u et}nal life1 & ? life is 9 8 ,son4
#ab3 ,he t ha? ! ,son ha? life2 & he t ha? n ! ,son ( ,god ha? n life4
#ac3 ,~! ?+s h ,i writt5 unto y t 2lieve on ! "n (! ,son ( ,god2 t ye may "k t 
ye h et}nal life1 & t ye may 2lieve on ! "n (! ,son ( ,god4
#ad3 ,& ? is ! 3fid;e t we h 9 hm1 t1 if we ask any ?+ ac 6his w1 he he>e? u3
#ae3 ,& if we "k t he he> u1 :atso"e we ask1 we "k t we h ! peti;ns t we desir$ 
( hm4
#af3 ,if any man see 8 bro!r s9 a s9 : is n unto d1?1 he % ask1 & he % give hm 
life = !m t s9 n unto d1?4 ,"! is a s9 unto d1?3 ,i d n say t he % pray = x4
#ag3 ,all un"re|s;s is s93 & "! is a s9 n unto d1?4
#ah3 ,we "k t :oso"e is born ( ,god s9ne? n2 b he t is 2gott5 ( ,god keepe? hmf1 
& t wick$ "o t|*e? hm n4
#ai3 ,& we "k t we >e ( ,god1 &! :ole _w lie? 9 wick$;s4
#bj3 ,& we "k t ! ,son ( ,god is -e1 & ha? giv5 u an "u/&+1 t we may "k hm t is 
true1 & we >e 9 hm t is true1 ev5 9 8 ,son ,jesus ,*ri/4 ,? is ! true ,god1 & 
et}nal life4
#ba3 ,ll *n1 keep yrvs f idols4 ,am54

