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.

Whoever believes that Yeshua is the Messiah is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of 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 do 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 keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

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

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

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

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Yeshua 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, Yeshua the Messiah; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Ruach who testifies, because the Ruach is the truth.

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

For there are three who testify:

8 and there is complete agreement between these three.

the Ruach, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as 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 human testimony, the witness of God is greater; for this is God's testimony that he has testified concerning 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 given concerning 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)

The testimony is this, that God gave to us everlasting 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 who has the Son has the life. He who does not have God's Son 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)

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 And we have an assured confidence that whenever we ask anything 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 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 listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of 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 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 a sin leading to death. I do not say that he should make a request concerning this.

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

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to 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 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 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 lies in the power of the evil one.

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)

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 Yeshua the Messiah. He is the true God and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

21 Dear children, guard yourselves from idols.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.