12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him[ who is] from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil [one]. I am writing to you, little children, because you have come to know the Father.

14 I wrote to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him[ who is] from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil [one].

15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.