Exhortation to I. JOHN. 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. brotherly love. because many false prophets 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compas-is come in the flesh is not of sion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 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 20 For if our heart condemn in the world. us, God is greater than our 5 They are of the world: heart, and knoweth all things. therefore speak they of the 21 Beloved, if our heart con- world, and the world heareth demn us not, then have we them. confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 6 We are of God: he 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 born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. 24 And he that keepeth his 9 In this was manifested the commandments dwelleth in love of God toward us, because him, and he in him. And that God sent his only begothereby we know that he abid-ten Son into the world, that eth in us, by the Spirit which we might live through him. he hath given us. CHAPTER IV. 1 He warneth them not to believe all teachers, who boast of the Spirit, but to try them by the rules of the catholic faith: 7 and by many reasons exhorteth to brotherly love. BELOVED, believe not ev ery spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: 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 an other, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. of our faith. is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begot ten of him. 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 believ17 Herein is our love made eth that Jesus is the Son of perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 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 theSpirit that beareth wit 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear because fear hath tor-ness, because the Spirit is truth. ment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the 19 We love him, because he Father, the Word, and the first loved us. Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 20 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, 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. CHAPTER V. 3 1 He that loveth God loveth his children, and keepeth his commandments: which to the faithful are light, and not grievous. 9 Jesus is the Son of God, able to save us, 14 and to hear our prayers, which we make for ourselves, and for others. WHOSOEVER 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree 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 hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not believeth the record that God gave of that Jesus is the Christ his Son. The believer's II. JOHN. 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 hath not the Son of God hath not life. 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 believe 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: 15 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 asin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall confidence in Christ. give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he 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 begotten 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, and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN. 1 He exhorteth a certain honourable mat- | found of thy children walking ron, with her children, to persevere in in truth, as we have received Christian love and belief, 8 lest they lose the reward of their former profession: a commandment from the Father. 10 and to have nothing to do with those seducers that bring not the true doctrine of Christ Jesus. 5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 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 walk in it. 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Fa- 7 For many deceivers are enther, in truth and love. tered into the world, who con4 I rejoiced greatly that I fess not that Jesus Christ is Gaius commended IIL JOHN. for his piety. come in the flesh. This is a trine, receive him not into deceiver and an antichrist. your house, neither bid him 8 Look to yourselves, that God speed: we lose not those things 11 For he that biddeth him which we have wrought, but God speed is partaker of his that we receive a full reward. evil deeds. 9 Whosoever transgresseth, 12 Having many things to and abideth not in the doc- write unto you, I would not trine of Christ, hath not God. write with paper and ink: but He that abideth in the doc-I trust to come unto you, and trine of Christ, he hath both speak face to face, that our the Father and the Son. Joy may be full. 10 If there come any unto 13 The children of thy elect you, and bring not this doc-sister greet thee. Amen. THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN. He commendeth Gaius for his piety, 5 and hospitality 7 to true preachers: 9 complaining of the unkind dealing of ambitious Diotrephes on the contrary side, 11 whose evil example is not to be followed: 12 and giveth special testimony to the good report of Demetrius. Helder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers to the truth. 9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. 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. 5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before before the 12 Demetrius hath good rechurch: whom if thou bring port of all men, and of the forward on their journey aft- truth itself: yea, and we also er a godly sort, thou shalt do bear record; and ye know well: that our record is true. He exhorteth them to be constant in the their own habitation, he hath profession of the faith. 4 False teachare crept in to seduce them: for whose damnable doctrine and manners horrible punishment is prepared: 20 whereas the godly, by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, and prayers to God, may persevere, and grow in grace, and keep themselves, and recover others out of the snares of those deceivers. JUDE, the servant of Jesus reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornica Christ, and brother of tion, and going after strange James, to them that are sanc-flesh, are set forth for an extified by God the Father, and ample, suffering the vengepreserved in Jesus Christ, and ance of eternal fire. called: 2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, 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 saints. 4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and deny ing the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left 8 Likewise also these fuhy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, car |