5. They are of the world; for this reason they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
6. We are of God; he that knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
7. Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
8. He that loves not has not known God; for God is love.