⁷ Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

^15 (A)but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, ¹⁶ because it is written, ^(B)“Be holy, for I am holy.”

^29 (A)If you know that He is righteous, you know that ^(B)everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.

¹³ (for ^(A)not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;

^3 (A)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

²⁶ These things I have written to you concerning those who try to ^[a]deceive you.

The Test of Knowing Christ

2 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, ^(A)we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

⁷ Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for ^(A)whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. ⁸ For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap ^(B)everlasting life.

³⁵ But ^(A)in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is ^(B)accepted by Him.