1 John 5

1 Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father, loves him also who is the Father’s Child.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

3 For love to God means obeying his commandments; and his commandments are not irksome.

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

4 For whoever is a child of God is overcoming the world; and our faith is the victory that has overcome the world.

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

5 And who it the one that is overcoming the world if not the man who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 Jesus Christ is he who came by water and blood, not by the water only, but by the water and by the blood. The spirit is he who bears testimony, because the Spirit is the truth.

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

7 For there are three who bear testimony, the Spirit, and the water,

For there are three who testify:

8 and the blood; and the three are one.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.

9 If we accept men’s testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God, that he has borne testimony concerning his Son.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.

10 He who believes on the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.

11 And the testimony is this, "God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." (aiōnios g166)

The testimony is this, that God gave to us consummate (aiōnios g166) life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.

He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have God’s Son does not have the life.

13 I have written these words to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have consummate (aiōnios g166) life.

14 Now the confidence which we have in him is this, that he listens to us whenever we ask anything that is in accordance with his will.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

15 And if we know that he is listening to us in what ever we are asking, we know that we obtain the petitions which we have made to him.

And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

16 If any one sees his brother committing a sin that is not deadly, he shall ask, and God will give him life, for any one who is not committing a deadly sin. There is a deadly sin; concerning that I do not say that he should pray.

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should make a request concerning this.

17 All unrighteousness is sin; and there is sin that is not deadly.

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

18 We know that whoever is a child of God is not habitually committing sin; but he who is God’s child guards himself, and the Evil One never touches him.

We know that whoever is born of God does not sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one does not touch him.

19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is lying in the Evil One.

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

20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and has granted us and understanding, so that we may come to know him who is true. And we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know the true one, and we are in the true one, in his Son, Jesus Christ. This is the true God and consummate (aiōnios g166) life.

21 My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.