Authorised Version. Revised Version.

Little children, it is Little children, it is the last time: and as the last hour: and as ye have heard that ye heard that antichrist antichrist shall come, cometh, even now have even now there are there arisen many many antichrists; antichrists; whereby whereby we know that we know that it is the it is the last time. last hour. They went They went out from us, out from us, but they but they were not of were not of us; for if us; for if they had they had been of us, been of us, they would they would have continued _no doubt_ have continued with us: but with us: but _they went out_, that they _they went out_, that might be made manifest they might be made manifest how that they are that they were not not of us. And ye all of us. But ye have have an anointing from an unction from the the Holy One, and ye Holy One, and ye know know all things. I all things. I have not have not written unto written unto you because you because ye know ye know not the not the truth, but because truth, but because ye ye know it, and know it, and that no because no lie is of the lie is of the truth. truth. Who is the liar Who is a liar but he but he that denieth that denieth that Jesus that Jesus is the is the Christ? He is Christ? This is the antichrist, that denieth antichrist, _even_ he that the Father and the Son. denieth the Father and Whosoever denieth the the Son. Whosoever Son, the same hath not denieth the Son, the the Father: [_but_] same hath not the _he that acknowledgeth the Father: he that confesseth Son hath the Father the Son hath also_. Let that therefore the Father also. As abide in you, for you, let that abide which ye have heard in you which ye heard from the beginning. from the beginning. If that which ye have If that which ye heard heard from the beginning from the beginning shall remain in abide in you, ye also you, ye also shall continue shall abide in the Son, in the Son, and and in the Father. in the Father. And And this is the promise this is the promise that which He promised us, He hath promised us, _even_ the life eternal. _even_ eternal life. These things have I These _things_ have I written unto you concerning written unto you concerning them that them that seduce you. would lead you astray. But the anointing And as for you, the which ye have received anointing which ye received of Him abideth in you, of Him abideth and ye need not that in you, and ye need any man teach you: not that any one teach but as the same anointing you; but as His anointing teacheth you of all teacheth you concerning things, and is truth, all things, and and is no lie, and even is true, and is no lie, as it hath taught you, and even as it taught ye shall abide in Him. you, ye abide in Him. And now, little children, And now, _my_ little abide in Him; children, abide in Him; that, when He shall that, if He shall be appear, we may have manifested, we may confidence, and not be have boldness, and not ashamed before Him be ashamed before Him at His coming. at His coming.