1 John 5

1 Everyone who is believing that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God, and everyone who is loving Him who begot, also loves him who is begotten of Him.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child.

2 In this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God and may keep His commands;

The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children.

3 for this is the love of God, that we may keep His commands, and His commands are not burdensome;

Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome.

4 because everyone who is begotten of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that overcame the world—our faith.

For every child of God overcomes the world; and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith.

5 Who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who but the man that believes that Jesus is the Son of God overcomes the world?

6 This One is He who came through water and blood—Jesus the Christ, not in water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit is the [One] testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,

Jesus Christ is He who came with water and blood; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. And it is the Spirit who gives testimony-- because the Spirit is the Truth.

7 because [there] are three who are testifying [[in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one;

For there are three that give testimony-- the Spirit, the water, and the blood;

8 and [there] are three who are testifying in the earth]]: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.

and there is complete agreement between these three.

9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He has testified concerning His Son.

If we accept the testimony of men, God's testimony is greater: for God's testimony consists of the things which He has testified about His Son.

10 He who is believing in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning His Son;

He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in his own heart: he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, in that he has refused to accept the testimony which God has given about His Son.

11 and this is the testimony, that God gave continuous life to us, and this life is in His Son; (aiōnios g166)

And that testimony is to the effect that God has given us the Life of the Ages, and that this Life is in His Son. (aiōnios g166)

12 he who is having the Son has life; he who is not having the Son of God does not have life.

He who has the Son has the Life: he who has not the Son of God has not the Life.

13 I wrote these things to you who are believing in the Name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have continuous life, and that you may believe in the Name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

I write all this to you in order that you who believe in the Son of God may know for certain that you already have the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

14 And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if we may ask anything according to His will, He hears us,

And we have an assured confidence that whenever we ask anything in accordance with His will, He listens to us.

15 and if we have known that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

And since we know that He listens to us, then whatever we ask, we know that we have the things which we have asked from Him.

16 If anyone may see his brother sinning a sin [that is] not to death, he will ask, and He will give life to him—to those not sinning to death; there is sin to death—I do not say that he may ask concerning it;

If any one sees a brother man committing a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask and God shall give him life--for those who do not sin unto death. There is such a thing as sin unto death; for that I do not bid him make request.

17 all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin [that is] not to death.

Any kind of wrongdoing is sin; but there is sin which is not unto death.

18 We have known that everyone who has been begotten of God does not sin, but He who was begotten of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him;

We know that no one who is a child of God lives in sin, but He who is God's Child keeps him, and the Evil one cannot touch him.

19 we have known that we are of God, and the whole world lies [under the power] of the evil [one];

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the Evil one.

20 but we have known that the Son of God has come, and has given us a mind that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this One is the true God and the continuous Life! (aiōnios g166)

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we know the true One, and are in union with the true One--that is, we are in union with His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols! Amen.

Dear children, guard yourselves from idols.