If ye know that He If ye know that He is righteous, ye know is righteous, ye know that every one that that every one also doeth righteousness is that doeth righteousness born of Him. Behold, is begotten of what manner of love Him. Behold, what the Father hath bestowed manner of love the upon us, that Father hath bestowed we should be called upon us, that we the sons of God: should be called children therefore the world of God: and _such_ knoweth us not, because we are. For this cause it knew Him not. the world knoweth us Beloved, now are we not, because it knew the sons of God, and it Him not. Beloved, doth not yet appear now are we children what we shall be: but of God, and it is not we know that, when yet made manifest He shall appear, we what we shall be. We shall be like Him; for know that, if He shall we shall see Him as He be manifested, we shall is. And every man be like Him; for we that hath this hope in shall see Him even as Him purifieth himself, He is. And every one even as He is pure. that hath this hope _set_ Whosoever committeth on Him purifieth himself, sin transgresseth also even as He is the law: for sin is the pure. Every one that transgression of the doeth sin doeth also law. And ye know lawlessness: and sin that He was manifested is lawlessness. And to take away our sins; ye know that He was and in Him is no sin. manifested to take Whosoever abideth in away sins; and in Him sinneth not: whosoever Him is no sin. Whosoever sinneth hath abideth in Him not seen Him, neither sinneth not: whosoever known Him. Little sinneth hath not children, let no man seen Him, neither deceive you: he that knoweth Him. _My_ doeth righteousness is little children, let no righteous, even as He man lead you astray: is righteous. He that he that doeth righteousness committeth sin is of the is righteous, devil; for the devil even as He is righteous; sinneth from the beginning. he that doeth sin For this purpose is of the devil; for the the Son of God devil sinneth from the was manifested, that beginning. To this He might destroy the end was the Son of works of the devil. God manifested, that Whosoever is born of He might destroy the God doth not commit works of the devil. sin: for His seed remaineth Whosoever is begotten in him: and of God doeth no sin, he cannot sin, because because His seed he is born of God. abideth in him; and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
Alexander, William • SECTION 96
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