1 ¶ Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and anyone that loves him that begat also loves him that is born of him.

Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him:

2 I n this we know that we love the sons of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

in this we know that we love the children of God, when we may love God, and His commands may keep;

3 F or this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.

for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;

4 F or whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world -- our faith;

5 W ho is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

who is he who is overcoming the world, if not he who is believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 ¶ This is Jesus, the Christ, who came by water and blood; not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit is he that bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

This one is he who did come through water and blood -- Jesus the Christ, not in the water only, but in the water and the blood; and the Spirit it is that is testifying, because the Spirit is the truth,

7 F or there are three that bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

because three are who are testifying [in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these -- the three -- are one;

8 A nd there are three that bear witness on earth, the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree in one.

and three are who are testifying in the earth], the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are into the one.

9 I f we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he has testified of his Son.

If the testimony of men we receive, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that He hath testified concerning His Son.

10 ¶ He that believes in the Son of God has the witness of God in himself; he that does not believe God has made God a liar; because he does not believe the witness that God has testified of his Son.

He who is believing in the Son of God, hath the testimony in himself; he who is not believing God, a liar hath made Him, because he hath not believed in the testimony that God hath testified concerning His Son;

11 A nd this is the witness, that God has given eternal life to us, and this life is in his Son.

and this is the testimony, that life age-during did God give to us, and this -- the life -- is in His Son;

12 H e that has the Son has life; and he that does not have the Son of God does not have life.

he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God -- the life he hath not.

13 T hese things I have written unto you that believe in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

14 ¶ And this is the confidence that we have in God, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us:

And this is the boldness that we have toward Him, that if anything we may ask according to his will, He doth hear us,

15 A nd if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we also know that we have the petitions that we asked of him.

and if we have known that He doth hear us, whatever we may ask, we have known that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

16 I f any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask God, and he shall give him life that is, unto those that do not sin unto death. There is sin unto death, for which I do not say that you should pray.

If any one may see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He shall give to him life to those sinning not unto death; there is sin to death, not concerning it do I speak that he may beseech;

17 A ll unrighteousness is sin, but there is a sin not unto death.

all unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.

18 ¶ We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;

19 A nd we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.

we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

20 B ut we know that the Son of God is come and has given us understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

and we have known that the Son of God is come, and hath given us a mind, that we may know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ; this one is the true God and the life age-during!

21 L ittle children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.