But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.

We love him, because he first loved us.

We love because He first loved us.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,