1 John 2:7-17

English Standard Version

The New Commandment

⁷Beloved, I am writing you ^(A)no new commandment, but ^(B)an old commandment ^(C)that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. ⁸At the same time, it is ^(D)a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because^[a] ^(E)the darkness is passing away and ^(F)the true light is already shining. ⁹Whoever says he is in the light and ^(G)hates his brother is still in darkness. ¹⁰Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him^[b] there is no ^(H)cause for stumbling. ¹¹But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and ^(I)walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

¹²I am writing to you, little children,
    because ^(J)your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
¹³I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know ^(K)him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
    because ^(L)you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, children,
    because ^(M)you know the Father.
¹⁴I write to you, fathers,
    because you know ^(N)him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
    because ^(O)you are strong,
    and the word of God abides in you,
    and you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

¹⁵^(P)Do not love the world or the things in the world. ^(Q)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶For all that is in the world—^(R)the desires of the flesh and ^(S)the desires of the eyes and pride of life^[c]—is not from the Father but is from the world. ¹⁷And ^(T)the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.