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coming of_the day of_ oy wherein! A.D. the heavens being_on_fire shall_be_dis- solved, and the elements shall 'melt +with_fervent_heat? -
13 Nevertheless we, according.to His rpromise, look_for “NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH,” =wherein dwelleth right- eousness.
14 Wherefore, =beloved, Se pos ye_look_for ‘such_things, -be_diligent that_ye_may_be_found of_iHim in peace, without_spot, and blameless.
15 And ‘account that the longsuffering of_our ‘«Lord is salvation ; even_as our rbeloved brother Paul also, according_ to the wisdom «given unto_him, shath_ written unto_you ;
16 Ag also in all his repistles, speaking in them some_things hard _to_be_understood, =which they_that are_unlearned an : unstable p wrest, as they do also the’ p. putto- other scriptures, unto their cown| the-torture destruction. bah
17 Pe therefore, =beloved, Sem Be 17. Jude 2, know-these_things_before, 'beware lest | 21. a ye also, -sbeing_led_away with_the error L of_the ! wicked, -fall_from syour_own |7. lawless, o1 stedfastness. unrest!
18 But 'grow in grace, and in_the_ ed. knowledge of_our ~Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To_Him be -glory both
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TPNHAT_which ~was from the begin- ning, which we_have_heard, which we_have_seen with_our ~eyes, which we_ have _looked_upon, and our shands have handled, ¢ of the word of_+life ;
2 (a For the life was_manifested, and we_have_seen 7t, and bear_witness, and anshew unto you that eternal -life, which “was with the Father, and was_ manifested unto_us ;)
8 That_which we _have_seen and ‘heard ax declare’we unto_you, that pe also may_have fellowship with us: and truly sour -fellowship is with the Father, and with His ~Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these_things write_we unto_ you, that your “joy may_be “full.
5 This then is the message which we_ have_heard / of Him, and declare unto_ you, “That -God is light, and in Him is no darkness at_all.” :
6 If we_say that we_have fellowship with Him, and walk in «darkness, we_ lie, and do not the truth:
7 But if we_walk in the light, as He is in the light, we_have fellowship one with another, and the blood of_Jesus Christ His -Son-cleanseth us from -all -sin.
8 If we_ssay that we_have no sin, we_ deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us,
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° If we_confess our rsins, He_is faithful and r just to ‘forgiveus ows «sins, and to cleanse us from -all -unrighteousness.
10 If we_-say that we_have not sinned, we_make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
MY @little_children, these_things write_I unto_you, that ye_*sin not. And if any man +sin, we_have an « Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : 2 And He is the propitiation for our }2. -sins: and not for -our’s only, but also | - for the sins of the whole world. Pita 3 And hhereby we_do_know that we_| ABIDING. ‘know Him, if we_keep His -command- |3. John 14. ments. ‘ 15, 21, 23,
4 -iHe_that saith, “I-know Him,” |” 2 hereit and +keepeth not His -commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But whoso keepeth His -word, in him verily /a ‘is the love of_-God per- | ha. hath.. fected : } hereby know_we that we_are in| been- Him. Toh:
6 -1He_that saith he_abideth in Him, |®,70b" »-: ought himself also so to_walk, even_as | ———— Be walked. quae
7 Brethren, I_write no new command-| ~ went.
{ment unto_you, but an old command- | 7, John 13.
|ment which ye_-had from the begin-| 34, 35.
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