12. I write to you, dear children,because your sins are forgiven through Christ.
13. I write to you, fathers,because you know the One who existed from the beginning.I write to you, young men,because you have defeated the Evil One.
14. I write to you, children,because you know the Father.I write to you, fathers,because you know the One who existed from the beginning.I write to you, young men,because you are strong;the word of God lives in you,and you have defeated the Evil One.
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.
16. These are the evil things in the world: wanting things to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, being too proud of the things we have. But none of those things comes from the Father. All of them come from the world.