12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you through His name.

13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome evil. I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.

14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome evil.

15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.