Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. JohnAlexander, William
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Expositor's Bible: The Epistles of St. John
Alexander, William
Bible. Epistles of John -- Commentaries
I write unto you, I write unto you, my
little children, because little children, because
your sins are forgiven your sins are forgiven
you for His name's you for His name's
sake. I write unto sake. I write unto
you, fathers, because you, fathers, because
ye have known Him ye know Him that is
that is from the beginning. from the beginning. I
I write unto you, write unto you, young
young men, because ye men, because ye have
have overcome the overcome the evil one.
wicked one. I write I have written unto
unto you, little children, you, little children, because
because ye have ye know the
known the Father. I Father. I have written
have written unto you, unto you, fathers, because
fathers, because ye ye know Him
have known Him that which is from the
is from the beginning. beginning. I have
I have written unto written unto you,
you, young men, because young men, because ye
ye are strong, are strong, and the
and the word of God word of God abideth
abideth in you, and ye in you, and ye have
have overcome the overcome the evil one.
wicked one. Love not Love not the world,
the world, neither the neither the things that
things that are in the are in the world. If
world. If any man any man love the
love the world, the world, the love of the
love of the Father is Father is not in him.
not in him. For all For all that is in the
that is in the world, world, the lust of the
the lust of the flesh, flesh, and the lust of
and the lust of the the eyes, and the vainglory
eyes, and the pride of of life, is not of
life, is not of the Father, the Father, but is of
but is of the world. the world. And the
And the world passeth world passeth away,
away, and the lust and the lust thereof:
thereof: but he that but he that doeth the
doeth the will of God will of God abideth for
abideth for ever. ever.
ANOTHER VERSION.
I am writing unto
you, children, because
your sins are forgiven
you for His name's
sake. I am writing
unto you, fathers, because
ye have knowledge
of Him who is
from the beginning. I
am writing unto you,
young men, because
ye are conquerors of
the wicked one.
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