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.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been begotten by God; and every one who loves the begetter, loves also the begotten by 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 keep 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: and his commandments are not burdensome;

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

because, every one that is begotten by God, overcomes the world. And this is the victory which overcomes the world, even our faith.

5 Who can overcome the world but the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Who is he that 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 her who came by water and blood, even Jesus the Christ; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood.

7 Indeed three testify:

And it is the Spirit who testified; because the Spirit is the truth.

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

Indeed, there are three who bear testimony: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these three agree in 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 receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. Now, this is the testimony of God, which 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 on the Son of God, has the testimony in himself. He who believes not God, has made him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony, which God has testified concerning his Son.)

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

Now this is the testimony, that God has given to us eternal 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 this life; he who has not the Son of God, has not this 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, that you may know that you have eternal life--that you may continue to believe on the name of the Son of God. (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.

And this is the confidence which we have with him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hearkens 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 hearkens to us, concerning whatever we ask; we know that we shall obtain the petitions which we have asked from 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 any one see his brother sinning a sin, not to death, let him ask, and he will grant to him life, for those who sin not to death. There is a sin leading to death. I do not say concerning it, that you should ask.

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

All unrighteousness is sin: but there is a sin not 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 has been begotten by God, does not sin; but he who is begotten by God, guards himself, and the wicked on does not lay hold on 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 that the whole world lies under the wicked 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)

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

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

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.