12 I write to you, sons, because forgiven to you are your sins for the sake of his name.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who hath been from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked. I have written to you, children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who (hath been) from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of Aloha remaineth in you, and you have overcome the wicked.
15 Love not the world, nor any thing which is in it; for whoever loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him.