1 John 5

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and everyone who loves a parent loves his child.

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

2 By this we know that we love God’s children – when we love God and carry out his commands.

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

3 For to love God is to do what he commands and his commands are not a burden,

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

4 for whatever is born of God overcomes the world. What is the victory by which the world is overcome? Our faith!

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

5 Who can overcome the world but the person 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, the one who came by water and blood – not by water only but by water and blood – and the Spirit testifies to this because the Spirit is truth.

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus (the) Messiah; 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 Indeed three testify:

For there are three who testify:

8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and these three agree.

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

9 We accept human testimony, surely God’s testimony is even stronger! And God’s testimony is the testimony he has given about his Son.

If we accept human testimony, the witness of God is greater; for this is God's testimony that he has testified concerning his Son.

10 The person who believes in the Son of God has that testimony within them. The person who does not believe God has made God a liar, by not believing the testimony God has given about 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 this is that testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)

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

12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever who doesn’t have God’s Son does not have 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 things to you who believe in the name of God’s Son, so that you may know that you have eternal life. (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 everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)

14 We can approach him with this confidence, that whenever we ask anything that is in accordance with his will, he listens to us.

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 he hears us – whatever we ask – we know also that what we ask for is ours.

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 anyone sees one of our people committing some sin that is not a sin leading to death, they should ask, and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.

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

17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

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

18 We know that those who have been born of God do not keep sinning. God protects his children and the evil one cannot get hold of them.

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

19 We know that we are God’s children, though the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

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

20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know the true God – and we are in him who is true, by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus (the) Messiah. He is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 My children, guard yourselves against false ideas of God.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.