1 John 5:1–12

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.