By this,loveis perfectedwith us, so that we may haveconfidencein the dayof judgment;becauseas He is, so alsoare we in thisworld.
No onehas seenGodat any time;ifwe loveone another,Godabidesin us, and His loveis perfectedin us.
Now,little children,abidein Him, sothat whenHe appears,we may haveconfidenceand not shrinkawayfrom Him in shameat His coming.
And everyonewho hasthishope[fixed] on Him purifieshimself,justas He is pure.
but whoeverkeepsHis word,in him the loveof Godhas trulybeen perfected.By thiswe knowthat we are in Him:
For those whomHe foreknew,He alsopredestined[to become] conformedto the imageof His Son,sothat He would be the firstbornamongmanybrethren;
"Rememberthe wordthat I saidto you, 'A slaveis not greaterthan his master.'Ifthey persecutedMe, they will alsopersecuteyou; ifthey keptMy word,they will keepyoursalso.
Seehow greata lovethe Fatherhas bestowedon us, that we would be calledchildrenof God;and [such] we are. For thisreasonthe worlddoes not knowus, becauseit did not knowHim.
But by His wordthe presentheavensand earthare being reservedfor fire,keptfor the dayof judgmentand destructionof ungodlymen.
[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
You seethat faithwas workingwith his works,and as a resultof the works,faithwas perfected;
"But I tellyou that everycarelesswordthat peoplespeak,they shall givean accountingfor it in the dayof judgment.
"NeverthelessI sayto you that it will be more tolerablefor the landof Sodomin [the] dayof judgment,thanfor you."
"NeverthelessI sayto you, it will be more tolerablefor Tyreand Sidonin [the] dayof judgmentthanfor you.
"It is enoughfor the disciplethat he becomelikehis teacher,and the slavelikehis master.Ifthey have calledthe head of the houseBeelzebul,how muchmore[will they malign] the members of his household!
"TrulyI sayto you, it will be more tolerablefor [the] landof Sodomand Gomorrahin the dayof judgmentthanfor that city.
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
"The glorywhichYou have givenMe I have givento them, that they may be one,justas We are one;
And inasmuchas it is appointedfor mento dieonceand afterthis[comes] judgment,
the one who sayshe abidesin Him oughthimselfto walkin the same manneras He walked.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;