^6 (A)If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and ^(B)do not practice the truth.

^8 (A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and ^(B)the truth is not in us.

¹⁰ If we say we have not sinned, ^(A)we make him a liar, and ^(B)his word is not in us.

⁴ Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments ^(A)is a liar, and ^(B)the truth is not in him,

⁹ Whoever says he is in the light and ^(A)hates his brother is still in darkness.

¹¹ But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and ^(A)walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Do Not Love the World

^15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. ^(B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—^(C)the desires of the flesh and ^(D)the desires of the eyes and pride of life^[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world.

⁶ No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; ^(A)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

^8 (A)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^(B)to destroy the works of the devil.

¹⁰ By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, ^(A)nor is the one who ^(B)does not love his brother.