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 begotten of God: and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that is begotten 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 the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not burdensome.

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 begotten of God, overcomes the world; and this is the victorious principle that overcomes the world, even our 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 that overcomes the world, but he that 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 that came by water and by blood, Jesus the Christ; not by water only, but by water and by blood: and it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is truth.

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

For there are three that testify, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood;

8 and the blood; and the three are one.

and the three agree in 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 testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God, which he has borne 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 that believes on the Son of God has the testimony in himself: he that believes not God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony which God has borne concerning his Son.

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

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

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

He that has the Son, has life: he that has not the Son of God, has not 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)

I have written these things to you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may believe on the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

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.

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears 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 hears 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 any one see his brother sinning a sin not to death, he shall ask, and he will give him life for those who sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say concerning this, that he should ask.

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

All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not 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 has been begotten of God, does not sin: but he that is begotten of God, keeps himself, and the wicked one touches him not.

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 under the wicked 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)

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, that we may know him that is true: and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

21 My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.