# Outline of the First Letter of Saint John
1\. Prologue (**1:1-4)**
2\. Living in the Light (**1:5-3:10)**
A. Fellowship with God and One Another (1:5-2:6)
B. Loving God and One Another (2:7-17)
C. Exposing the Antichrist (2:18-29)
D. Revealing the Children of God (3:1-10)
3\. Living in Love (**3:11-5:12)**
A. Loving the Brethren (3:11-24)
B. Discerning the Spirits (4:1-6)
C. God Is Love (4:7-21)
D. Faith and Life in God the Son (5:1-12)
4\. Conclusion (**5:13-21)**
THE FIRST LETTER OF
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> Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*, Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010).