1 John 5

The Son of God

1 John 5:1 NIV

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.

1 John 5:2 NIV

This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

1 John 5:3 NIV

In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

1 John 5:4 NIV

for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

1 John 5:5 NIV

Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

The Three Witnesses

1 John 5:6 NIV

This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

1 John 5:7 NIV

For there are three that testify:

1 John 5:8 NIV

the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

1 John 5:9 NIV

We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.

1 John 5:10 NIV

Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.

1 John 5:11 NIV

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1 John 5:12 NIV

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Parting Proverbs

1 John 5:13 NIV

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:14 NIV

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

1 John 5:15 NIV

And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

1 John 5:16 NIV

If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.

1 John 5:17 NIV

All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

1 John 5:18 NIV

We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them.

1 John 5:19 NIV

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

1 John 5:20 NIV

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

1 John 5:21 NIV

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

We know

1 John 4:7 NIV

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:8 NIV

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:9 NIV

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

1 John 4:10 NIV

This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.