The First Epistle General of John

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- Chapter 5 -

Everyone who is believing that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God, and everyone who is loving Him who begot, also loves him who is begotten of Him.

In this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God and may keep His commands;

for this is the love of God, that we may keep His commands, and His commands are not burdensome;

because everyone who is begotten of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that overcame the world—our faith.

Who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

This One is He who came through water and blood—Jesus the Christ, not in water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit is the [One] testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,

because [there] are three who are testifying [[ in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one;

and [there] are three who are testifying in the earth ]]: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.

God’s Testimony about His Son

If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He has testified concerning His Son.

He who is believing in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning His Son;

and this is the testimony, that God gave continuous life to us, and this life is in His Son;

he who is having the Son has life; he who is not having the Son of God does not have life.

Effective Prayer

I wrote these things to you who are believing in the Name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have continuous life, and that you may believe in the Name of the Son of God.

And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if we may ask anything according to His will, He hears us,

and if we have known that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

If anyone may see his brother sinning a sin [that is] not to death, he will ask, and He will give life to him—to those not sinning to death; there is sin to death—I do not say that he may ask concerning it;

all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin [that is] not to death.

The True God

We have known that everyone who has been begotten of God does not sin, but He who was begotten of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him;

we have known that we are of God, and the whole world lies [under the power] of the evil [one];

but we have known that the Son of God has come, and has given us a mind that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this One is the true God and the continuous Life!

Little children, guard yourselves from idols! Amen.

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.

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

For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

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

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

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.

For there are three who testify:(a)

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.

God’s Testimony about His Son

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.

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.

The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.

Effective Prayer

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.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

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.

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.

All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

The True God

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.

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

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.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Footnotes

(a)5:7 Only a few recent manuscripts add “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:”