Little sinneth hath not children, let no man seen Him, neither deceive you: he that knoweth Him. _My_ doeth righteousness is little children, let no righteous, even as He man lead you astray: is righteous. He that he that doeth righteousness committeth sin is of the is righteous, devil; for the devil even as He is righteous; sinneth from the beginning. he that doeth sin For this purpose is of the devil; for the the Son of God devil sinneth from the was manifested, that beginning. To this He might destroy the end was the Son of works of the devil. God manifested, that Whosoever is born of He might destroy the God doth not commit works of the devil. sin: for His seed remaineth Whosoever is begotten in him: and of God doeth no sin, he cannot sin, because because His seed he is born of God. abideth in him; and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God. ANOTHER VERSION. If ye know that He is righteous, ye are aware that every one who is doing righteousness is born of Him. Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called children of God;--and we are. Because of this the world knoweth us because it knew not Him. Beloved, now are we children of God, and it never yet was manifested what we shall be; but we know that if it shall be manifested we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone that hath this hope _fixed_ on Him is ever purifying himself even as He is pure. Every one that is doing sin, is also doing lawlessness; and, _indeed_, sin is lawlessness. And ye know that He was manifested that He should take away sins; and sin in Him is not. Whosoever abideth in Him is not sinning; every one that is sinning hath not seen Him neither hath known Him. Little children, let no man mislead you; he that is doing righteousness is righteous, even as He is righteous: he that is doing sin is of the devil, because the devil is continually sinning from the beginning. Unto this end the Son of God was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God is not doing sin for his seed abideth in Him, and he is not able to be sinning, because he is born of God. NOTES. Ch. ii. 29, iii. 9. III. ver. 2. "_Hope fixed in Him_" or "_on_ Him."] The English reader should note the capital letter; not hope in our hearts, but hope unfastened from self. Επι σοι Κυριε ηλπισα, is the LXX. translation of Psalm xxx. 1.