The Word of Life

We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us—

And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.

We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brothers and sisters. Whoever does not love abides in death.

All who hate a brother or sister are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life abiding in them.

We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters.

And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Epilogue

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a deadly sin, you will ask, and God will give life to such a one—to those whose sin is not deadly. There is sin that is deadly; I do not say that you should pray about that.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.