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1 John 5:2–5

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2By this we know that we love ethe children of God, when we love God, and fkeep his commandments. 3For gthis is the love of God, that we fkeep his commandments: and hhis commandments are not grievous. 4For whatsoever is born of God iovercometh the world: and jthis is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5Who is he that iovercometh the world, but jhe that believeth kthat Jesus is the Son of God?

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1 John 5:4: For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

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  1. eSee ch. 3. 1.
  2. fver. 3. See ch. 2. 3.
  3. gSee John 14. 15. So ch. 2. 5. 2 John 6.
  4. fver. 3. See ch. 2. 3.
  5. hMatt. 11. 30.
  6. iSo ch. 4. 4. See John 16. 33. Comp. Eph. 6. 16.
  7. j1 Cor. 15. 57.
  8. iSo ch. 4. 4. See John 16. 33. Comp. Eph. 6. 16.
  9. j1 Cor. 15. 57.
  10. kch. 4. 15.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey his commands. For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden, because everyone who has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.

Who is the one who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

NLTNew Living Translation

We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments. Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome. For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, because everyone who is fathered by God conquers the world.

And this is the victory which has conquered the world: our faith. Now who is the one who conquers the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

KJV 1900King James Version

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?