1 T he person who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. The person who loves the Father loves His children also.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

2 T his is the way we know we love God’s children. It is when we love God and obey His Word.

Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.

3 L oving God means to obey His Word, and His Word is not hard to obey.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

4 E very child of God has power over the sins of the world. The way we have power over the sins of the world is by our faith.

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

5 W ho could have power over the world except by believing that Jesus is the Son of God?

And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 J esus Christ came by water and blood. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. The Holy Spirit speaks about this and He is truth.

This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood.

7 T here are three Who speak of this in heaven: the Father and the Word and the Holy Spirit. These three are one.

And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

8 T here are three who speak of this on the earth: the Holy Spirit and the water and the blood. These three speak the same thing.

For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.

9 I f we believe what men say, we can be sure what God says is more important. God has spoken as He has told us about His Son.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.

10 T he person who puts his trust in God’s Son knows in his own heart that Jesus is the Son of God. The person who does not have his trust in God’s Son makes God a liar. It is because he has not believed the word God spoke about His Son.

He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.

11 T his is the word He spoke: God gave us life that lasts forever, and this life is in His Son.

And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 H e that has the Son has life. He that does not have the Son of God does not have life.

He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God. Now you can know you have life that lasts forever.

These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.

14 W e are sure that if we ask anything that He wants us to have, He will hear us.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

15 I f we are sure He hears us when we ask, we can be sure He will give us what we ask for.

and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

16 Y ou may see a Christian brother sinning in a way that does not lead to death. You should pray for him. God will give him life unless he has done that sin that leads to death. There is a sin that leads to death. There is no reason to pray for him if he has done that sin.

If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.

17 E very kind of wrong-doing is sin. But there is a sin that does not lead to death.

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

18 W e know that no child of God keeps on sinning. The Son of God watches over him and the devil cannot get near him.

We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

19 W e know that we belong to God, but the whole world is under the power of the devil.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

20 W e know God’s Son has come. He has given us the understanding to know Him Who is the true God. We are joined together with the true God through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the life that lasts forever.

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we 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.

21 M y children, keep yourselves from false gods.

My little children, guard yourselves from idols.