It is the 26th book of the New Testament canon. The letter appeals to Christians to “contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (1:3) and to be on their guard against people “who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ” (1:4).
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life....
“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: 'The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven...
He said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables,...