1 John, 5

1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

1. All those who believe that Jesus is the Anointed, are born of God; if you love the Father you also love all those born of him.

2. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

2. How may we know that we love the children of God? If we love God and fulfill his commands,

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

3. for God's love requires us to keep his commands. In fact, his commandments are not a burden

4. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith.

4. because all those born of God overcome the world. And the victory which overcomes the world is our faith.

5. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

5. Who has overcome the world? The one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

6. This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

6. Jesus Christ was acknowledged through water, but also through blood. Not only water but water and blood. And the Spirit, too, witnesses to him for the Spirit is truth.

7. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

7. There are then three testimonies:

8. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

8. the Spirit, the water and the blood, and these three witnesses agree.

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

9. If we accept human testimony, with greater reason must we accept that of God, given in favor of his Son.

10. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

10. If you believe in the Son of God, you have God's testimony in you. But those who do not believe make God a liar, since they do not believe his words when he witnesses to his Son.

11. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

11. What has God said? That he has granted us eternal life and this life is in his Son.

12. He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

12. The one who has the Son has life, the one who do not have the Son of God do not have life.

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

13. I write you, then, all these things that you may know that you have eternal life, all you who believe in the Name of the Son of God.

14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

14. Through him we are fully confident that whatever we ask, according to his will, he will grant us.

15. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

15. If we know that he hears us whenever we ask, we know that we already have what we asked of him.

16. If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

16. If you see your brother committing sin, a sin which does not lead to death, pray for him, and God will give life to your brother. I speak, of course, of the sin which does not lead to death. There is also a sin that leads to death; I do not speak of praying about this.

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

17. Every kind of wrongdoing is sin, but not all sin leads to death.

18. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

18. We know that those born of God do not sin, for what has been born of God takes care of them, and the Evil One can do nothing against them.

19. [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

19. We know that we belong to God, while the whole world lies in evil.

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

20. We know that the Son of God has come and has given us power to know the truth. We are in him who is true, his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

21. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

21. My dear children, keep yourselves from idols.