“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”^[a](C)

¹⁴ I write to you, dear children,^(D)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.^(E)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,^(F)
    and the word of God^(G) lives in you,^(H)
    and you have overcome the evil one.^(I)