1 A1 John 2:22f; 4:2, 15Whoever believes that Jesus is the 1I.e. MessiahChrist is 2Or begottenBJohn 1:3; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:4, 18born of God, and whoever loves the 3Lit one who begetsFather CJohn 8:42loves the child 2Or begottenborn of Him. 2 A1 John 2:5By this we know that B1 John 3:14we love the children of God, when we love God and 1Lit doobserve His commandments. 3 For AJohn 14:15; 2 John 6this is the love of God, that we B1 John 2:3keep His commandments; and CMatt 11:30; 23:4His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is 1Or begottenAJohn 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 5:1, 18born of God B1 John 2:13; 4:4overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who A1 John 4:15; 5:1believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is the One who came AJohn 19:34by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not 1Lit inwith the water only, but 1Lit inwith the water and 1Lit inwith the blood. It is BMatt 3:16f; John 15:26; 16:13-15the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are AMatt 18:16three that testify: 8 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 Spiritthe Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are 2Lit for the one thingin agreement. 9 AJohn 5:34, 37; 8:18If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that BMatt 3:17; John 5:32, 37He has testified concerning His Son. 10 The one who believes in the Son of God ARom 8:16; Gal 4-6; Rev 12:17has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has BJohn 3:18, 33; 1 John 1:10made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son. 11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us AJohn 3:36; 1 John 1:2; 2:25; 4:9; 5:13, 20eternal life, and BJohn 1:4this life is in His Son. 12 AJohn 3:15f, 36He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

13 AJohn 20:31These things I have written to you who B1 John 3:23believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have C1 John 1:2; 2:25; 4:9; 5:11, 20eternal life. 14 This is A1 John 2:28; 3:21fthe confidence which we have 1Lit towardbefore Him, that, BMatt 7:7; John 14:13; 1 John 3:22if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, A1 John 5:18-20we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

16 If anyone sees his brother 1Lit sinningcommitting a sin not leading to death, AJames 5:15he shall ask and 2Or God will give him life, that is, to those who...God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. BNum 15:30; Heb 6:4-6; 10:26There is a sin leading to death; CJer 7:16; 14:11I do not say that he should make request for this. 17 A1 John 3:4All unrighteousness is sin, and B1 John 2:1f; 5:16there is a sin not leading to death.

18 A1 John 5:15, 19, 20We know that B1 John 3:9no one who is 1Or begottenborn of God sins; but He who was 1Or begottenborn of God CJames 1:27; Jude 21keeps him, and D1 John 2:13the evil one does not EJohn 14:30touch him. 19 A1 John 5:15, 18, 20We know that B1 John 4:6we are of God, and that CJohn 12:31; 17:15; Gal 1:4the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And A1 John 5:15, 18, 19we know that BJohn 8:42; 1 John 5:5the Son of God has come, and has CLuke 24:45given us understanding so that we may know DJohn 17:3; Rev 3:7Him who is true; and we EJohn 1:18; 14:9; 1 John 2:23; Rev 3:7are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. F1 John 1:2This is the true God and G1 John 5:11eternal life.

21 A1 John 2:1Little children, guard yourselves from B1 Cor 10:7, 14; 1 Thess 1:9idols.