Antichristian teachers.

CHAP. III.

The test of our love. were not of us; for if they had been 5. And ye know that he was mant of us, they would no doubt have con-fested to take away our eins; and in tinued with us: but they went out, him is no sin.

that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

6 Whosoever abideth in huu sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not secu him, neither known him.

7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness in righteous, even as he is righteous.

20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you be cause ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no he is of 8 He that committeth sin is of the truth.

22 Who is a liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.]

devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Sou of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for bis seed remaiaeth in him; and be cannot sin, because he is born of God.

10 In this the children of God are 24 Let that therefore abide in you manifest, and the children of the devwhich ye have heard from the begin-il: whosoever doeth not righteousness ning. If that which ye have heard is not of God, neither he that loveth from the beginning shall remain in not his brother. you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that he bath promised us, even eterual life. 26 These things have 1 written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you; and ye need not that any inan teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you cf all things, and is truth, and is no je, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doetli righteousness is born of hin

CHAP. III.

11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and bie brother's righteous.

13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

is

15 Whosoever hateth his brother, a murderer, and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in bim.

16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our

BEHOLD what manner of love the lives for the brethren.

Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God; and it doth not yet appear what we shall be; but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

17 But whoso bath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, ard slutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

13 My little children, let us not lowe in word, neither in tongue; but n. deed and in truth.

19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure ou hearts before him.

20 For if our heart condemn us, Go、 4 Whosoever committeth sin trans-is greater than our heart, and knowet p gresseth also the law; for sm is the all things. transgression of the law

21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us

Trial of spirits.

1. JOHN

Love our clement. not, then have we confidence toward in him, and he in us, because he hath God. given us of his Spirit.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

14. And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

15 Whosoever shali confess that Je23 And this is his commandment, įsus is the Son of God, God dwelethin That we should believe on the name him, and he in God,

of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one 16 And we have known and believed another, as he gave us commandment. the love that God hath to us. God is 24 Aud be that keepeth his com-love; and he that dwelleth in love, mandments, dwelleth in him, and he dwelleth in God, and God in him. in him. And hereby we know that 17 Hereu is our love made perfect, he abideth in us, by the Spirit which that we may have boldness in the day he hath given us. of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this workl.

CHAP. IV.

BELOVED, believe not every spir

it, but try 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 that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is not of God. And this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in world.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfeet love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is uot made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us.

20 1a 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?

21. And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

CHAP. V.

The work are of the world; therefore WHOEVER believeth that Je

speak they of the world, and the jand every one that loveth him that world heareth thein. [begat, loveth him also that is begotter. of him.

6 We are of God: be that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God, heareth not us. Hereby know we 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 boru of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through bun,

10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three

are one.

13 Hereby know we that we dwell] 8 And there are three that bear wit

Christian co cainties. II. JOHN. Vatue of Christian truth. Dess in earth, the spirit, and the water, whatsoever we ask, we know that we and the blood: and these three agree have the petitions that we desired of him.

in one.

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

10 He that believeth on the Son of God, bath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that bath not the Son of God, bath not life.

16 If any man see his brother ein a sin which is not unto death, he sball ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. 'There is a ein unto death: I do not say that be shall pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not unto death.

18 We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not: but he that is be gotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, aud eternal lite.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may be lieve on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. 21 Little children, keep yourselves 15 And if we know that he bear us, from idols.

Amen.

¶ The Second Epistle of JOHN.

HE elder unto the elect lady and into the world, who confess not that

truth and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us forever: 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 I rejoiced greatly, that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though 1 wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

is a deceiver and an antichrist.

8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we belie wrought, but that we receive a ful reward.

9 Whosoever transgresseth,and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

11 For be that biddeth him God speed, is partaker of his evil deeds. 12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink; but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy

6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should may be full. walk in it.

13 The children of thy elect sister

7 For many deceivers are entered greet thee.

Amen.

¶ The Thira Epistle of JOHN.

HE elder unto the well-beloved trephes, who loveth to have the preGaius, whom I love in the truth. eminence among them, receiveth ug 2 Beloved, I wish above all things uot. that thou mayest prosper and be in 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will rehealth, even as thy soul prospereth. member his deeds which he doeth, 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the prating against us with malicious brethren came and testified of the words: and not content therewith, truth that is in thee, even as thou neither doth he himself receive the walkest in the truth. brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou docst to the brethren, and to strangers;

6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church; whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

7 Because that for his name's sake

they went forth, taking nothing of the

Gentiles.

11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God; but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

13 1 had many things to write, but 1 will not with pen and ink write untu thee:

8 We therefore ought to receive 14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, such, that we might be fellow-helpers and we shall speak face to face. Peace to the truth. be to thee. Our friends salute thee

9 I wrote unto the church; but Dio-Greet the friends by name.

JUD

¶ The general Epistle of JUDE.

UDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sauctified by God the Father, and Freserved in Jesus Christ, and called: 2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers delile the flesh, despise dominic, and speak evil of dignities.

lasting chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day, 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrab, and the cities about them, in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set 3 Eeloved, when I gave all diligence forth for an example, suffering the to write unto you, of the common sal-vengeance of eternal fire. vation, it was needful for me to write unto you and exhort you, that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when saints. contending with the devil, (he dis4 For there are certain men crept in puted about the body of Moses,) durst unawares, who were before of old or-not bring against bun a railing accudained to this condemnation, ungodly sation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. men, turning the grace of our God into 10 But these speak evil of those lasciviousness, and denying the only things which they know not: bul Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. what they know naturally, as brute ɓ I will therefore put you in remem-beasts, in those things they corrupt brance, though ye once knew this, themselves.

how that the Lord, having saved the 11 Woe unto them! for they have people out of the land of Egypt, afgone in the way of Cain, and ran terwards destroyed them that believ greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsay

ed not.

6 And the angels which kept noting of Core. their first estate, but left their own 12 These are spots in your feasts of habitation, he hath reserved in ever-Jcharity, when they feast with you

The day of juagment.

CHAP. I.

Christian preparatum. feeding themselves without fear words which were spoken before of clouds they are without water,carried the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; about of winds; trees whose fruit 18 How that they told you there withereth, without fruit, twice dead, should be mockers in the last time, plucked up by the roots; who should walk after their o'vn un

13 Raging waves of the sea,foaming godly lusts. out their own shame; wandering 19 These be they who separate themstars, to whom is reserved the black-selves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, building up your

ness of darkness for ever.

14 And Enoch also,the seventh from selves on your most holy faith, prayAdam, prophesied of these, saying, ing in the Holy Ghost, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten 21 Keep yourselves in the love of thousand of his saints, God, looking for the mercy of our

15 To execute judginent upon all, Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. and to convince all that are ungodly 22 And of some have compassion, among them of all their ungodly making a difference:

deeds which they have ungodly com- 23 And others save with fear, pullmitted, and of all their hard speeches ing them out of the fire; hating even which ungodly sinners have spoken the garment spotted by the flesh. against him. 24 Now unto him that is able to

16 These are murmurers, complain-keep you from falling, and to present ers, walking after their own lusts; you faultless before the presence of and their mouth speaketh great swell-his glory with exceeding joy, ing words, having men's persons in 26 To the only wise God our Saviour, admiration because of advantage. be glory and majesty, dominion and 17 But, beloved, remember ye the power, both now and ever. Amen.

JOHN

7 Behold, he cometh with clonda; and every eye aball see hun, and they also which pierced him; and all kin dreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

8 I am Alpha and Omega, the begin ning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and whichi is to come, the Almighty.

91 John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

OHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's and peace, from him which is, and day, and heard behind me a great which was, and which is to come;[voice, as of a trumpet, and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;

11 Saying, I an Alpha and Omegn, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyr na, and unto Pergamos, and unito Thyatira, and unto Sardis, aud unto Philadeipbia, and unto Laodicea. 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And, being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

13 And in the midst of the ecven