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1 Whoever believes
that Jesus is
the Christ has
been born of
God. Whoever loves
the Father
also loves the
child who is
born of him.
2 By
this we know
that we love the
children of God,
when we love God
and keep his
commandments.
3 For
this is loving God,
that we keep
his commandments.
His commandments
are not grievous.
4 For
whatever is born
of God overcomes
the world. This
is the victory
that has overcome
the world: your
faith.
5 Who
is he who
overcomes the
world, but he
who believes that
Jesus is the
Son of God?
6 This
is he who
came by water
and blood, Jesus
Christ; not with
the water only,
but with the
water and
the blood. It is
the Spirit who
testifies, because
the Spirit is
the truth.
7 For
there are three
who testify:
8 the
Spirit, the water,
and the blood; and
the three agree
as one.
9 If
we receive the
witness of men,
the witness of
God is greater;
for this is
God’s testimony
which he has
testified concerning
his Son.
10 He
who believes in
the Son of
God has the
testimony in
himself. He
who doesn’t
believe God has
made him a
liar, because he
has not believed
in the testimony
that God has
given concerning
his Son.
11 The
testimony is this:
that God gave
to us eternal life,
and this life
is in his
Son.
12 He
who has the
Son has the
life. He
who doesn’t have
God’s Son doesn’t
have the life.
13 These
things I have
written to you
who believe in
the name of
the Son of
God, that you
may know that
you have eternal
life, and that
you may continue
to believe in
the name of
the Son of
God.
14 This
is the boldness
which we have
toward him, that
if we ask anything
according to his
will, he listens
to us.
15 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
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 sin leading to
death. I don’t
say that he
should make a
request concerning
this.
17 All unrighteousness is sin,
and there is sin
not leading to
death.
18 We
know that whoever
is born of
God doesn’t sin,
but he who
was born of
God keeps himself,
and the evil
one doesn’t touch
him.
19 We
know that we
are of God,
and the whole
world lies in
the power of
the evil one.
20 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
Jesus Christ. This
is the true
God and eternal
life.
21 Little
children, keep
yourselves from
idols.