22Who is a liar, but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is Antichrist, who denieth the Father, and the Son.

23Whoever denieth the Son, the same has not the Father. He that confesseth the Son, has the Father also.

24As for you, let that which you have heard from the start, abide in you. If that abide in you, which you have heard from the start, you also shall abide in the Son, and in the Father.

25And this is the promise which he has promised us, life eternal.

26These things have I written to you, concerning them that seduce you.

27And as for you, let the unction, which you have received from him, abide in you. And you have no need that any man teach you; but as his unction teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie. And as it has taught you, abide in him.

28And now, little children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be put to shame by him at his coming.

1A psalm for David himself. Sing you to the Lord anew canticle: because he has done wonderful things. His right hand has wrought for him salvation, and his arm is holy.

19And this is the teaching of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art you?

20And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

21And they asked him: What then? Art you Elias? And he said: I am not. Art you the prophet? And he answered: No.

22They said therefore to him: Who art you, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest you of yourself?

23He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

24And those who were sent, were of the Pharisees.

25And they asked him, and said to him: Why then do you baptize, if you be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?

26John answered them, saying: I baptize with water; but there has stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.

27The same is the one who will come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

28These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.