New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 1 John Outline 1 JOHN OUTLINE OF CONTENTS 1 Word of life (1-4) Walking in the light (5-7) Need for confessing sins (8-10) 2 Jesus, a propitiatory sacrifice (1, 2) Observing his commandments (3-11) Old and new commandment (7, 8) Reasons for writing (12-14) Do not love the world (15-17) Warning against the antichrist (18-29) 3 We are God’s children (1-3) God’s children versus the Devil’s (4-12) Jesus to destroy the Devil’s works (8) Love one another (13-18) God is greater than our hearts (19-24) 4 Testing inspired statements (1-6) Knowing and loving God (7-21) “God is love” (8, 16) No fear in love (18) 5 Faith in Jesus conquers the world (1-12) What love of God means (3) Confidence in the power of prayer (13-17) Be on guard in a wicked world (18-21) Whole world in power of the wicked one (19)