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1 John 5:1–12

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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.

Read in Logos
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.

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

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

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