1 John 5:5 - 3 John 9

English Standard Version

⁵ Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes ^(A)that Jesus is the Son of God?

Testimony Concerning the Son of God

⁶ This is he who came ^(B)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And ^(C)the Spirit is the one who testifies, because ^(D)the Spirit is the truth. ⁷ For there are three that testify: ⁸ the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. ^9 (E)If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God ^(F)that he has borne concerning his Son. ¹⁰ Whoever believes in the Son of God ^(G)has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God ^(H)has made him a liar, ^(I)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 ^(J)eternal life, and ^(K)this life is in his Son. ^12 (L)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 ^(M)these things to you who ^(N)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. ¹⁴ And this is ^(O)the confidence that we have toward him, that ^(P)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 ^(Q)God^[a] will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. ^(R)There is sin that leads to death; ^(S)I do not say that one should pray for that. ^17 (T)All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

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

¹⁹ We know that we are from God, and ^(X)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God has come and ^(Y)has given us understanding, so that we may know ^(Z)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and ^(AA)eternal life. ²¹ Little children, ^(AB)keep yourselves from idols.

Greeting

^1 (AC)The elder to the elect lady and her children, ^(AD)whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who ^(AE)know ^(AF)the truth, ^2 (AG)because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

^3 (AH)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.

Walking in Truth and Love

^4 (AI)I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. ⁵ And now I ask you, dear lady—^(AJ)not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—^(AK)that we love one another. ⁶ And ^(AL)this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just ^(AM)as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. ⁷ For ^(AN)many deceivers ^(AO)have gone out into the world, ^(AP)those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸ Watch yourselves, ^(AQ)so that you may not lose what we^[b] have worked for, but ^(AR)may win a full reward. ⁹ Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, ^(AS)does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching ^(AT)has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰ If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, ^(AU)do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, ¹¹ for whoever greets him ^(AV)takes part in his wicked works.

Final Greetings

^12 (AW)Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. ^(AX)Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, ^(AY)so that our joy may be complete.

¹³ The children of your elect sister greet you.

Greeting

^1 (AZ)The elder to the beloved Gaius, ^(BA)whom I love in truth.

² Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. ³ For ^(BB)I rejoiced greatly when the brothers^[c] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. ⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that ^(BC)my children are walking in the truth.

Support and Opposition

⁵ Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for ^(BD)these brothers, ^(BE)strangers as they are, ⁶ who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner ^(BF)worthy of God. ⁷ For they have gone out for the sake of ^(BG)the name, ^(BH)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸ Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

⁹ I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority.