Little children, let us not love in word or speech, but in action and in truth.

 Children, let no one deceive you. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.

The anointing you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you.

And this is the promise that he himself made to us: eternal life.

I am writing to you, young men, because you have conquered the evil one.

 The one who loves his brother or sister remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin.

 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light.

And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing...

 We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.