Chapter 5
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God . Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him .
2 By this we know that we love the children of God , when we love God and keep his commandments .
3 For this is loving God , that we keep his commandments . His commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world . This is the victory that has overcome the world : your faith .
5 Who is he who overcomes the world , but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God ?
6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ ; not with the water only , but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies , because the Spirit is the truth.
7 For there are three who testify :
8 the Spirit , the water , and the blood; and the three agree as one .
9 If we receive the witness of men , the witness of God is greater ; for this is God ’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son .
10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself . He who doesn’ t believe God has made him a liar , because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son .
11 The testimony is this : that God gave to us eternal life , and this life is in his Son .
12 He who has the Son has the life . He who doesn’ t have God ’ s Son doesn’ t have the life .
13 These 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 , and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God .
14 This is the boldness which we have towards him , that if we ask anything according to his will , he listens to us .
15 And if we know that he listens to us , whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him .
16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death , he shall ask , and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death . There is sin leading to death . I don’ t say that he should make a request concerning this .
17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death .
18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn’ t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’ t touch him .
19 We know that we are of God , and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one .
20 We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding , that we know him who is true ; and we are in him who is true , in his Son Jesus Christ . This is the true God and eternal life .
21 Little children , keep yourselves from idols .