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13 I write to you, fathers [C probably senior members of the congregation],
    ·because [or that] you know the One who existed from the beginning [C Christ; John 1:1].
I write to you, young people,
    ·because [or that] you have ·defeated [conquered; overcome] the Evil One.
14 I ·write [or have written] to you, children,
    ·because [or that] you ·know [have come to know] the Father.
I ·write [or have written] to you, fathers,
    ·because [or that] you ·know [have come to know] the One who existed from the beginning [2:13].
I ·write [or have written] to you, young people,
    ·because [or that] you are strong;
    the ·teaching [L word] of God ·lives [abides; remains] in you,
    and you have ·defeated [conquered; overcome] the Evil One.

15 Do not love the world or the things ·in [associated with] the world. If you love the world, the love ·of [or for] the Father is not in you [James 4:4].

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