I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.
Y write to you, yonge children, for ye han knowe þe fadir. Y write to you, briþeren, for ye han knowen hym, þat is fro þe bigynnyng. Y write to you, yonge men, for ye ben stronge, and þe word of God dwellith in you, and ye han ouercomun þe wickid.