1 Mu lapsed, ma kirjutan teile selleks, et te ei teeks pattu. Aga kui keegi patustab, on meil Isa juures õige eestkostja, Jeesus Kristus. 2 Tema on lepitusohver meie pattude eest, ja mitte ainult meie, vaid kogu maailma pattude eest.

3 Ja sellest me tunneme ära, et oleme tema ära tundnud, kui me täidame tema käske. 4 Kes väidab, et ta tunneb teda, aga tema käske ei täida, see on valetaja ja tõde ei ole tema sees. 5 Aga kes kuuletub tema sõnale, selles on tõesti Jumala armastus saanud täielikuks. Sellest me teamegi, et kuulume talle. 6 Kes väidab end püsivat temas, peab elama nii, nagu Kristus elas.

7 Armsad, ma ei saada teile uut käsku, vaid vana käsu, mis on olnud teil algusest peale. Vana käsk on see sõna, mida te olete kuulnud. 8 Samas on see ka uus käsk, mis on tõeks saanud Kristuses ja ka teis, sest pimedus kaob ja tõeline valgus juba paistab.

9 Kes väidab enese olevat valguses, kuid vihkab oma venda, on ikka veel pimeduses. 10 Kes oma venda armastab, see püsib valguses ja ta ei pane kedagi komistama. 11 Aga kes oma venda vihkab, see on pimeduses. Ta kõnnib pimedas ega tea, kuhu läheb, sest ta silmad on löödud pimedusega.

12 Ma kirjutan teile, lapsed,

sest teie patud on teile andeks antud Jeesuse nime pärast.

13 Ma kirjutan teile, isad,

sest te tunnete teda, kes on olnud algusest peale.

Ma kirjutan teile, noored mehed,

sest te olete ära võitnud kurja.

14 Ma olen kirjutanud teile, lapsed,

sest te tunnete Isa.

Ma olen kirjutanud teile, isad,

sest te tunnete teda, kes on olnud algusest peale.

Ma olen kirjutanud teile, noored mehed,

sest te olete tugevad

ja Jumala sõna elab teis

ja te olete ära võitnud kurja.

15 Ärge armastage maailma ega midagi, mis on maailmas! Kes armastab maailma, selles ei ole armastust Isa vastu. 16 Kõik see, mis on maailmas – lihahimu, silmahimu ja elukõrkus – ei pärine Isast, vaid on maailmast. 17 Maailm kaob ja selle himud, aga kes täidab Jumala tahet, elab igavesti.

18 Lapsed, käes on viimne tund! Te olete kuulnud, et antikristus tuleb. Nüüd ongi välja ilmunud palju antikristusi, ja sellest me tunneme ära, et käes on viimne tund. 19 Nad on välja läinud meie seast, aga nad ei ole kuulunud meie hulka. Kui nad oleksid kuulunud meie hulka, siis nad oleksid jäänud meiega. Aga nende lahkumisega sai selgeks, et ükski neist ei kuulunud meie hulka.

20 Ent teil on ju võidmine sellelt, kes on Püha, ja te kõik teate tõde. 21 Ma ei kirjutanud teile mitte sellepärast, et te tõde ei tea, vaid et te teate seda, ja et ükski vale ei tule tõe seest. 22 Kes veel on valetaja, kui mitte see, kes salgab, et Jeesus on Kristus? Antikristus on see, kes salgab Isa ja Poega. 23 Kes salgab Poja, sellel pole ka Isa; kes tunnistab Poega, sellel on ka Isa.

24 Mida te olete algusest peale kuulnud, see püsigu teie sees! Kui teis püsib see, mida te olete algusest peale kuulnud, siis püsite teiegi Pojas ja Isas. 25 Ja see on tõotus, mis tema on meile tõotanud – igavene elu.

26 Seda ma kirjutasin teile nendest, kes tahavad teid eksitada. 27 Aga teie olete saanud Kristuselt võidmise, mis püsib teis ning te ei vaja, et keegi teid õpetaks; sest tema võidmine õpetab teile kõike, mis on tõde ja mitte vale. Niisiis, püsige temas, nagu tema teid on õpetanud!

28 Ja nüüd, lapsed, jääge temasse, et kui tema saab avalikuks, oleksime tema tulemise päeval julged ega peaks häbenema tema ees. 29 Kui te teate, et Jumal on õige, siis saate olla kindlad, et igaüks, kes teeb õigust, on Jumalast sündinud.

1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 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. 12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake. 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 15 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. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.