We knowthat we have passedout of deathinto life,becausewe lovethe brethren.He who does not loveabidesin death.
By thiswe knowthat we lovethe childrenof God,whenwe loveGodand observeHis commandments.
"By thisall menwill knowthat you are My disciples,ifyou havelovefor one another."
Nowas to the love of the brethren,you havenoneedfor [anyone] to writeto you, for you yourselvesare taught by Godto loveone another;
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, he who hearsMy word,and believesHim who sentMe, haseternallife,and does not comeinto judgment,but has passedout of deathinto life.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
"Thisis My commandment,that you loveone another,justas I have lovedyou.
No onehas seenGodat any time;ifwe loveone another,Godabidesin us, and His loveis perfectedin us.
Thisis His commandment,that we believein the nameof His SonJesusChrist,and loveone another,justas He commandedus.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
since we heardof your faithin ChristJesusand the lovewhichyou havefor allthe saints;
For thisreasonI too,having heardof the faithin the LordJesuswhich [exists] amongyou and your lovefor allthe saints,
These thingsI have writtento you who believein the nameof the Sonof God,sothat you may knowthat you haveeternallife.
"ThisI commandyou, that you loveone another.
By thiswe knowthat we have come to knowHim, ifwe keepHis commandments.
and in [your] godliness,brotherlykindness, and in [your] brotherly kindness,love.
evenwhen we were deadin our transgressions,made us alive togetherwith Christ(by graceyou have beensaved),
For we knowthat ifthe earthlytentwhich is our houseis torn down,we havea buildingfrom God,a housenot made with hands,eternalin the heavens.
As for the saintswhoare in the earth,They are the majesticonesin whom is allmy delight.
And you were deadin your trespassesand sins,
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
But we hadto celebrateand rejoice,for thisbrotherof yourswas deadand [has begun] to live,and [was] lostand has been found.'"
for thissonof minewas deadand has come to life again;he was lostand has been found.'And they beganto celebrate.
A manwho wandersfrom the wayof understandingWill restin the assemblyof the dead.
for he lovesour nationand it was he who builtus our synagogue."
