I John 5

¹Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And everyone who loves God, who provides that birth, also loves him who has been born of God.

²In this way, we know that we love those born of God: when we love God and do his commandments.

³For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not heavy.

⁴For all that is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world: our faith.

⁵Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God!

⁶This is the One who came by water and blood: Jesus Christ. Not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit is the One who testifies that the Christ is the Truth.

⁷For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One.

⁸And there are three who give testimony on earth: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood. And these three are one.

⁹If we accept the testimony of men, then the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater: that he has testified about his Son.

¹⁰Whoever believes in the Son of God, holds the testimony of God within himself. Whoever does not believe in the Son, makes him a liar, because he does not believe in the testimony which God has testified about his Son.

¹¹And this is the testimony which God has given to us: Eternal Life. And this Life is in his Son.

¹²Whoever has the Son, has Life. Whoever does not have the Son, does not have Life.

¹³I am writing this to you, so that you may know that you have Eternal Life: you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

¹⁴And this is the confidence which we have toward God: that no matter what we shall request, in accord with his will, he hears us.

¹⁵And we know that he hears us, no matter what we request; so we know that we can obtain the things that we request of him.

¹⁶Anyone who realizes that his brother has sinned, with a sin that is not unto death, let him pray, and life shall be given to him who has sinned not unto death. There is a sin which is unto death. I am not saying that anyone should ask on behalf of that sin.

¹⁷All that is iniquity is sin. But there is a sin unto death.

¹⁸We know that everyone who is born of God does not sin. Instead, rebirth in God preserves him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

¹⁹We know that we are of God, and that the entire world is established in wickedness.

²⁰And we know that the Son of God has arrived, and that he has given us understanding, so that we may know the true God, and so that we may remain in his true Son. This is the true God, and this is Eternal Life.

²¹Little sons, keep yourselves from false worship. Amen.

I John 5

¹Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him.

²In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep his commandments.

³For this is the charity of God: That we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not heavy.

⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world. And this is the victory which overcameth the world: Our faith.

⁵Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

⁶This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth that Christ is the truth.

⁷And there are Three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.

⁸And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit and the water and the blood. And these three are one.

⁹If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son.

¹⁰He that believeth in the Son of God hath the testimony of God in himself. He that believeth not the Son maketh him a liar: because he believeth not in the testimony which God hath testified of his Son.

¹¹And this is the testimony that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son.

¹²He that hath the Son hath life. He that hath not the Son hath not life.

¹³These things I write to you that you may know that you have eternal life: you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

¹⁴And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us.

¹⁵And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him.

¹⁶He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask: and life shall be given to him who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death. For that I say not that any man ask.

¹⁷All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death.

¹⁸We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not: but the generation of God preserveth him and the wicked one toucheth him not.

¹⁹We know that we are of God and the whole world is seated in wickedness.

²⁰And we know that the Son of God is come. And he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal.

²¹Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.