For (A)everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—(B)our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes (C)that Jesus is the Son of God?

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

This is he who came (D)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And (E)the Spirit is the one who testifies, because (F)the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. (G)If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God (H)that he has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God (I)has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God (J)has made him a liar, (K)because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us (L)eternal life, and (M)this life is in his Son. 12 (N)Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

That You May Know

13 I write (O)these things to you who (P)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is (Q)the confidence that we have toward him, that (R)if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and (S)God[a] will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. (T)There is sin that leads to death; (U)I do not say that one should pray for that. 17 (V)All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

18 We know that (W)everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but (X)he who was born of God (Y)protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:16 Greek he

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