1 E very 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:

Every one that believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God; and every one that loves him that has begotten loves also him that is begotten of him.

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

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

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

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

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

For all that has been begotten of God gets the victory over the world; and this is the victory which has gotten the victory over the world, our faith.

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

Who is he that gets the victory over the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 T his 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,

This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is the truth.

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

For they that bear witness are three:

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

the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and the three agree in one.

9 I f 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.

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater. For this is the witness of God he has witnessed concerning his Son.

10 H e 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;

He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself; he that does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has witnessed concerning his Son.

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

And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.

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

He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life.

13 T hese 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.

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

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

And this is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us.

15 a nd 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.

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

16 I f 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;

If any one see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life, for those that do not sin unto death. There is a sin to death: I do not say of that that he should make a request.

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

Every unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not to death.

18 W e 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;

We know that every one begotten of God does not sin, but he that has been begotten of God keeps himself, and the wicked does not touch him.

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

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked.

20 a nd 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!

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that true; and we are in him that true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

21 L ittle children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.

Children, keep yourselves from idols.