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 also Him who is the Father's Child.

Every man who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten from God, and every man who loves him who begot, also loves him who has been begotten from him.

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

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

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

For this is the love of God, that we may keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

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

Because everything that has been begotten from God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

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

And who is he who overcomes the world, if not he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 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.

This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is truth.

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

Because those who testify are three:

8 and there is complete agreement between these three.

the Spirit, and the water, and the blood. And the three are in one.

9 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.

If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. Because this is the testimony of God that he has testified about his Son.

10 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.

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 testified about his Son.

11 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)

And this is the testimony, that God gave eternal life to us, 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 who has the Son has the life. He who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

13 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)

I wrote these things to you, those who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)

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

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

15 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.

And if we know that he hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

16 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.

If any man may see his brother sinning a sin not toward death, he will ask, and he will give life to him, to those not sinning toward death. There is sin toward death. I do not say that he should make request about that.

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

All unrighteousness is sin. And there is sin not toward death.

18 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.

We know that every man who has been begotten from God does not sin, but he who was begotten from God keeps himself, and the evil does not touch him.

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

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is set in the evil.

20 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)

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

21 Dear children, guard yourselves from idols.

Little children, guard yourselves from the idols. Truly.