1 John 5 - LSB Bible Online

1 John 5

Overcoming the World

^aEveryone who believes that Jesus is the ¹Christ has been ²^bborn of God, and everyone who loves the ³One who gives new birth ^cloves also the one who has been ²born of Him. 2 ^aBy this we know that ^bwe love the children of God, when we love God and do His commandments. 3 For ^athis is the love of God, that we ^bkeep His commandments; and ^cHis commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everything that has been ¹^aborn of God ^bovercomes the world; and this is the overcoming that has overcome the world—our faith.
5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who ^abelieves that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is the One who came ^aby water and blood, Jesus Christ; not ¹with the water only, but ¹with the water and ¹with the blood. It is ^bthe Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are ^athree that bear witness: 8 ¹the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are ²in agreement. 9 ^aIf we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for the witness of God is this, that ^bHe has borne witness about His Son. 10 The one who believes in the Son of God ^ahas this witness in himself. The one who does not believe God has ^bmade Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has borne witness about His Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God gave us ^aeternal life, and ^bthis life is in His Son. 12 ^aHe who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have that life.

That You May Know

13 ^aThese things I have written to you who ^bbelieve in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have ^ceternal life. 14 And this is ^athe confidence which we have ¹before Him, that, ^bif we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, ^awe know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
16 If anyone sees his brother ¹committing a sin not leading to death, ^ahe shall ask and ²God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. ^bThere is a sin leading to death; ^cI do not say that he should make request for this. 17 ^aAll unrighteousness is sin, and ^bthere is a sin not leading to death.
18 ^aWe know that ^bno one who has been ¹born of God sins; but He who was ²begotten of God ^ckeeps him, and ^dthe evil one does not ^etouch him. 19 ^aWe know that ^bwe are of God, and that ^cthe whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And ^awe know that ^bthe Son of God has come, and has ^cgiven us understanding so that we may know ^dHim who is true; and we ^eare in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^fThis is the true God and ^geternal life.
21 ^aLittle children, guard yourselves from ^bidols.

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