9 Someone says, “I am in the light.” But if he hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
10 Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him that will cause him to do wrong.
11 But whoever hates his brother is in darkness. He lives in darkness and does not know where he is going. The darkness has made him blind.
12 I write to you, dear children,because your sins are forgiven through Christ.
13 I write to you, fathers,because you know the One who existed from the beginning.I write to you, young men,because you have defeated the Evil One.
14 I write to you, children,because you know the Father.I write to you, fathers,because you know the One who existed from the beginning.I write to you, young men,because you are strong;the word of God lives in you,and you have defeated the Evil One.
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.