15. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
16. We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
17. But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18. Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.
19. We will know by this that we are of the truth, and will assure our heart before Him
20. in whatever our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
21. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;