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.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born 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.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep 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. 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 whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

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

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes 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 who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

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

For there are three who testify:

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.

the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as 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 this is God’s testimony which he has testified 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 who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given 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.

The testimony is this, that God gave to 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 who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have 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 I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in 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.

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to 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 listens to us, whatever 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 anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is a sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.

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 leading to 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 whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

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 lies in the power of 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.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

21 M y children, keep yourselves from false gods.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols.