11Because this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.12Not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slaughtered his brother. And why did he slaughter him? Because his works were evil, but those of his brother were just.13Do not marvel, brothers, if the world hates you.14We know that we have departed out from death into life, because we love the brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that every murderer does not have eternal life abiding in him.16By this we have known love, that he laid down his soul for us; and we ought to lay down our souls for the brothers.17But whoever has the life of the world and sees his brother having need and shuts his affection away from him, how does the love of God remain in him?18Little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in work and in truth.19By this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.20That if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart and knows all.21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have boldness toward God.22And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing before him.23And this is his commandment, that we trust in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he gave commandment to us.24And the one who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. And by this we know that he remains in us, out from the spirit which he gave to us.