¹⁹ When anyone hears ^(A)the ^[a]word of the kingdom and does not understand it, ^(B)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one sown with seed beside the road.

³⁸ and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are ^(A)the sons of the kingdom; and the weeds are ^(B)the sons of ^(C)the evil one;

¹⁵ I am not asking You to take them out of the world, but to keep them away from ^[a](A)the evil one.

³ But ^(A)the Lord is faithful, ^[a]and He will strengthen and protect you ^[b]from ^(B)the evil one.

¹³ I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him ^(A)who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ^(B)you have overcome ^(C)the evil one. I have written to you, children, because ^(D)you know the Father. ¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him ^(E)who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are ^(F)strong, and the ^(G)word of God remains in you, and ^(H)you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

¹⁵ Do not love ^(I)the world nor the things in the world. ^(J)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, ^(K)the lust of the flesh and ^(L)the lust of the eyes and ^(M)the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. ^17 (N)The world is passing away and also its lusts; but the one who ^(O)does the will of God continues to live forever.

¹⁸ Children, ^(P)it is the last hour; and just as you heard that ^(Q)antichrist is coming, ^(R)even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour. ^19 (S)They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, ^(T)so that ^[a]it would be evident that they all are not of us. ^20 [b]But you have an ^(U)anointing from ^(V)the Holy One, and ^(W)you all know. ²¹ I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but ^(X)because you do know it, and ^[c]because no lie is ^(Y)of the truth. ²² Who is the liar except ^(Z)the one who denies that Jesus is the ^[d]Christ? This is ^(AA)the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. ^23 (AB)Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father; the one who confesses the Son has the Father also. ²⁴ As for you, see that what you heard ^(AC)from the beginning remains in you. If what you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also ^(AD)will remain in the Son and in the Father.

The Promise Is Eternal Life

^25 (AE)This is the promise which He Himself ^[e]made to us: eternal life.

²⁶ These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to ^(AF)deceive you. ²⁷ And as for you, the ^(AG)anointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing ^(AH)teaches you about all things, and is ^(AI)true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, ^[f]you remain in Him.

²⁸ Now, ^(AJ)little children, remain in Him, so that when He ^(AK)appears, we may have ^(AL)confidence and ^(AM)not ^[g]draw back from Him in shame ^[h]at His ^(AN)coming. ²⁹ If you know that ^(AO)He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness also ^(AP)has been born of Him.

¹² not as ^(A)Cain, who was of ^(B)the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because ^(C)his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.

^18 (A)We know that ^(B)no one who has been born of God ^[a]sins; but He who was born of God ^(C)keeps him, and ^(D)the evil one does not ^(E)touch him. ^19 (F)We know that ^(G)we are of God, and that ^(H)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. ²⁰ And ^(I)we know that ^(J)the Son of God has come, and has ^(K)given us understanding so that we may know ^(L)Him who is true; and we ^(M)are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^(N)This is the true God and ^(O)eternal life.

^21 (P)Little children, guard yourselves from ^(Q)idols.