1 John 5

5Whoever believes that ^aJesus is the Christ is ^bborn of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. ²By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and ^ckeep His commandments. ^3dFor this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And ^eHis commandments are not burdensome. ⁴For ^fwhatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that ^ghas overcome the world—¹our faith. ⁵Who is he who overcomes the world, but ^hhe who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

The Certainty of God’s Witness

⁶This is He who came ⁱby water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. ^jAnd it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. ⁷For there are three that bear witness ²in heaven: the Father, ^kthe Word, and the Holy Spirit; ^land these three are one. ⁸And there are three that bear witness on earth: ^mthe Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

⁹If we receive ⁿthe witness of men, the witness of God is greater; ^ofor this is the witness of ³God which He has testified of His Son. ¹⁰He who believes in the Son of God ^phas the witness in himself; he who does not believe God ^qhas made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. ¹¹And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. ^12rHe who has the Son has ⁴life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. ¹³These 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, ⁵and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Confidence and Compassion in Prayer

¹⁴Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that ^sif we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. ¹⁵And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

¹⁶If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and ^tHe will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. ^uThere is sin leading to death. ^vI do not say that he should pray about that. ^17wAll unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

¹⁸We know that ^xwhoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God ^ykeeps ⁶⁷himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

¹⁹We know that we are of God, and ^zthe whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

²⁰And we know that the ^aSon of God has come and ^bhas given us an understanding, ^cthat we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^dThis is the true God ^eand eternal life.

²¹Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.