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1 John 5

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Chapter 5

Overcoming the World

1aWhoever believes that Jesus is the 1Christ is 2bborn of God, and whoever loves the 3Father cloves the child born of Him.

2aBy this we know that bwe love the children of God, when we love God and 1observe His commandments.

3For athis is the love of God, that we bkeep His commandments; and cHis commandments are not burdensome.

4For whatever is 1aborn of God bovercomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

5Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who abelieves that Jesus is the Son of God?

6This is the One who came aby water and blood, Jesus Christ; not 1with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is bthe Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

7For there are athree that testify:

81the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are 2in agreement.

9aIf we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that bHe has testified concerning His Son.

10The one who believes in the Son of God ahas the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has bmade Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

11And the testimony is this, that God has given us aeternal life, and bthis life is in His Son.

12aHe who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

This Is Written That You May Know

13aThese things I have written to you who bbelieve in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have ceternal life.

14This is athe confidence which we have 1before Him, that, bif we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, awe know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

16If anyone sees his brother 1committing a sin not leading to death, ahe shall ask and 2God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. bThere is a sin leading to death; cI do not say that he should make request for this.

17aAll unrighteousness is sin, and bthere is a sin not leading to death.

18aWe know that bno one who is 1born of God sins; but He who was born of God ckeeps him, and dthe evil one does not etouch him.

19aWe know that bwe are of God, and that cthe whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20And awe know that bthe Son of God has come, and has cgiven us understanding so that we may know dHim who is true; and we eare in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. fThis is the true God and geternal life.

21aLittle children, guard yourselves from bidols.

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Footnotes

  1. 1I.e. Messiah
  2. 2Or begotten
  3. 3Lit one who begets
  4. 1Lit do
  5. 1Or begotten
  6. 1Lit in
  7. 1A few late mss add … in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one And there are three that testify on earth, the Spirit
  8. 2Lit for the one thing
  9. 1Lit toward
  10. 1Lit sinning
  11. 2Or God will give him life, that is, to those who …
  12. 1Or begotten

Cross references

  1. a1 John 2:22f; 4:2, 15
  2. bJohn 1:3; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:4, 18
  3. cJohn 8:42
  4. a1 John 2:5
  5. b1 John 3:14
  6. aJohn 14:15; 2 John 6
  7. b1 John 2:3
  8. cMatt 11:30; 23:4
  9. aJohn 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:1, 18
  10. b1 John 2:13; 4:4
  11. a1 John 4:15; 5:1
  12. aJohn 19:34
  13. bMatt 3:16f; John 15:26; 16:13–15
  14. aMatt 18:16
  15. aJohn 5:34, 37; 8:18
  16. bMatt 3:17; John 5:32, 37
  17. aRom 8:16; Gal 4–6; Rev 12:17
  18. bJohn 3:18, 33; 1 John 1:10
  19. aJohn 3:36; 1 John 1:2; 2:25; 4:9; 5:13, 20
  20. bJohn 1:4
  21. aJohn 3:15f, 36
  22. aJohn 20:31
  23. b1 John 3:23
  24. c1 John 1:2; 2:25; 4:9; 5:11, 20
  25. a1 John 2:28; 3:21f
  26. bMatt 7:7; John 14:13; 1 John 3:22
  27. a1 John 5:18–20
  28. aJames 5:15
  29. bNum 15:30; Heb 6:4–6; 10:26
  30. cJer 7:16; 14:11
  31. a1 John 3:4
  32. b1 John 2:1f; 5:16
  33. a1 John 5:15, 19, 20
  34. b1 John 3:9
  35. cJames 1:27; Jude 21
  36. d1 John 2:13
  37. eJohn 14:30
  38. a1 John 5:15, 18, 20
  39. b1 John 4:6
  40. cJohn 12:31; 17:15; Gal 1:4
  41. a1 John 5:15, 18, 19
  42. bJohn 8:42; 1 John 5:5
  43. cLuke 24:45
  44. dJohn 17:3; Rev 3:7
  45. eJohn 1:18; 14:9; 1 John 2:23; Rev 3:7
  46. f1 John 1:2
  47. g1 John 5:11
  48. a1 John 2:1
  49. b1 Cor 10:7, 14; 1 Thess 1:9

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