“For God is greater than our hearts and all is known to him.” (1 John 3:20b, LH)

“I ask you, how can God’s love survive in a man who has enough of this world’s goods yet closes his heart to his brother when he sees him in need?” (1 John 3:17, LH)

“Everyone who has this hope based on [the Son] keeps himself pure, as he is pure.” (1 John 3:3, LH)

“Remain in him now, little ones, so that, when he reveals himself, we may be fully confident and not retreat in shame at his coming.” (1 John 2:28, LH)

“If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love has no place in him, for nothing that the world affords comes from the Father.” (1 John 2:15b-16, LH)

“The man who continues in the light is the one who loves his brother; there is nothing in him to cause a fall.” (1 John 2:10, LH)

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of his Son Jesus cleanses us from all sin.” (1 John 1:7, LH)

“When anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwells in him and he in God.” (1 John 4:15, LH)

“Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light and in such a person there is no cause for stumbling.” (1 John 2:10, NRSV)

“God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God.” (1 John 4:15, NRSV)