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7 ) Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which all of you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which all of you have heard from the beginning.
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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 shines.
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9 ) He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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10 ) He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
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11 ) But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because that darkness has blinded his eyes.
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12 ) I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.
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13 ) I write unto you, fathers, because all of you have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because all of you have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because all of you have known the Father.
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14 ) I have written unto you, fathers, because all of you have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because all of you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and all of you have overcome the wicked one.
