^{10 Ref} In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.

^{11 Ref} For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;

^{12 Ref} unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

^{13 Ref} Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

^{14 Ref} We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.

^{15 Ref} Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

^{16 Ref} By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

^{17 Ref} But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

^{18 Ref} My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

^{19 Ref} And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,

^{20 Ref} because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

^{21 Ref} Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;

^{22 Ref} and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

^{23 Ref} This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.