¹⁵ but ^(A)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^(B)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^(C)respect,

⁴ Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for ^(A)he who is in you is greater than ^(B)he who is in the world. ^5 (C)They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and ^(D)the world listens to them. ⁶ We are from God. ^(E)Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know ^(F)the Spirit of truth and ^(G)the spirit of error.

God Is Love

⁷ Beloved, ^(H)let us love one another, for love is from God, and ^(I)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.