Iohannis I 5
1 Omnis, qui credit, quoniam Iesus est Christus, ex Deo natus est. Et omnis, qui diligit eum qui genuit, diligit et eum qui natus est ex eo.
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him:
2 In hoc cognoscimus quoniam diligamus natos Dei, cum Deum diligamus, et mandata eius faciamus.
and in this we know that we love the children of God, since we love God and keep his commandments.
3 Hæc est enim charitas Dei, ut mandata eius custodiamus: et mandata eius gravia non sunt.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 Quoniam omne, quod natum est ex Deo, vincit mundum: et hæc est victoria, quæ vincit mundum, fides nostra.
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that vanquisheth the world, even our faith.
5 Quis est, qui vincit mundum, nisi qui credit quoniam Iesus est filius Dei?
Who then is he that overcometh the world, but he who believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 Hic est, qui venit per aquam et sanguinem, Iesus Christus: non in aqua solum, sed in aqua et sanguine. Et Spiritus est, qui testificatur, quoniam Christus est veritas.
This is He that came by water and by blood, even Jesus the Messiah; not with water only, but with water and blood: and of this the Spirit beareth witness, for the Spirit is truth.
7 Quoniam Tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in cælo: Pater, Verbum, et Spiritus Sanctus: et hi Tres Unum sunt.
Yea there are three that bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood:
8 Et tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in terra: Spiritus, et aqua, et sanguis: et hi tres unum sunt.
and these three agree in one.
9 Si testimonium hominum accipimus, testimonium Dei maius est: quoniam hoc est testimonium Dei, quod maius est, quoniam testificatus est de Filio suo.
Now if we admit the testimony of men, sure the testimony of God is greater: and this is the testimony of God, which He hath testified concerning his Son.
10 Qui credit in Filium Dei, habet testimonium Dei in se. Qui non credit Filio, mendacem facit eum: quia non credit in testimonium quod testificatus est Deus de Filio suo.
He, that believeth on the Son of God, hath the witness in himself: he, that believeth not God, hath in effect made Him a liar, because he believed not the testimony which God hath testified of his Son.
11 Et hoc est testimonium, quoniam vitam æternam dedit nobis Deus. Et hæc vita in Filio eius est. (aiōnios g166)
And the testimony is this, that God hath given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son. (aiōnios g166)
12 Qui habet Filium, habet vitam: qui non habet Filium, vitam non habet.
He that hath the Son hath life: he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 Hæc scribo vobis: ut sciatis quoniam vitam habetis æternam, qui creditis in nomine Filii Dei. (aiōnios g166)
These things have I written to you, who believe on the name of the son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may the more firmly believe on the name of the Son of God. (aiōnios g166)
14 Et hæc est fiducia, quam habemus ad eum: quia quodcumque petierimus, secundum voluntatem eius, audit nos.
And this is the confidence, which we have towards Him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, He heareth us:
15 Et scimus quia audit nos quidquid petierimus: scimus quoniam habemus petitiones quas postulamus ab eo.
and if we know that He heareth us in whatsoever we ask; we know that we shall have the petitions, which we have requested of Him.
16 Qui scit fratrem suum peccare peccatum non ad mortem, petat, et dabitur ei vita peccanti non ad mortem. Est peccatum ad mortem: non pro illo dico ut roget quis.
If any one see his brother commit a sin which is not unto death, let him pray for him, and God will give him life, that is for them that do not sin unto death. There is a sin unto death: and for that I do not say that he should pray.
17 Omnis iniquitas, peccatum est: et est peccatum ad mortem.
All unrighteousness indeed is sin, and yet there is a sin not unto death.
18 Scimus quia omnis, qui natus est ex Deo, non peccat: sed generatio Dei conservat eum, et malignus non tangit eum.
We know that whosoever is born of God, doth not practise sin: but keepeth himself from it, and the wicked one doth not touch him.
19 Scimus quoniam ex Deo sumus: et mundus totus in maligno positus est.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth under the wicked one.
20 Et scimus quoniam Filius Dei venit, et dedit nobis sensum ut cognoscamus verum Deum, et simus in vero Filio eius. Hic est verus Deus, et vita æterna. (aiōnios g166)
But we know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, that we may know Him that is true, and we are in Him that is true, and in his son Jesus Christ: He is the true God, and eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
21 Filioli, custodite vos a simulacris. Amen.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
