1 Everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" believes|strong="G4100" that|strong="G3754" Jesus|strong="G2424" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" Christ|strong="G5547" is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G2532" child|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", and|strong="G2532" everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" loves a|strong="G2532" parent loves his|strong="G3956" child|strong="G1080".
2 By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G3754" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3754" love God|strong="G2316"’s children|strong="G5043" – when|strong="G3752" we|strong="G3754" love God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" carry|strong="G4160" out|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1722" commands|strong="G1785".
3 For|strong="G1063" to|strong="G2443" love God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" to|strong="G2443" do|strong="G2532" what|strong="G3588" he|strong="G2532" commands|strong="G1785" and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G2532" commands|strong="G1785" are|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" a|strong="G2532" burden,
4 for|strong="G3754" whatever|strong="G3956" is|strong="G1510" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" overcomes|strong="G3528" the|strong="G2532" world|strong="G2889". What|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" victory|strong="G3529" by|strong="G1537" which|strong="G3588" the|strong="G2532" world|strong="G2889" is|strong="G1510" overcome|strong="G3528"? Our|strong="G2316" faith|strong="G4102"!
5 Who|strong="G5101" can overcome|strong="G3528" the|strong="G1161" world|strong="G2889" but|strong="G1161" the|strong="G1161" person|strong="G5101" who|strong="G5101" believes|strong="G4100" that|strong="G3754" Jesus|strong="G2424" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1161" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316"?
6 Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547", the|strong="G1722" one|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" came|strong="G2064" by|strong="G1223" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" blood – not|strong="G3756" by|strong="G1223" water|strong="G5204" only|strong="G3440" but|strong="G2532" by|strong="G1223" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" blood – and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" Spirit|strong="G4151" testifies|strong="G3140" to|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" because|strong="G3754" the|strong="G1722" Spirit|strong="G4151" is|strong="G1510" truth.
7 Indeed|strong="G1510" three|strong="G5140" testify|strong="G3140":
8 the|strong="G2532" Spirit|strong="G4151", the|strong="G2532" water|strong="G5204", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" blood, and|strong="G2532" these|strong="G3588" three|strong="G5140" agree|strong="G1510".
9 We|strong="G3754" accept|strong="G2983" human testimony|strong="G3141", surely God|strong="G2316"’s testimony|strong="G3141" is|strong="G1510" even|strong="G3754" stronger! And|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316"’s testimony|strong="G3141" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" testimony|strong="G3141" he|strong="G3754" has|strong="G2316" given|strong="G3140" about|strong="G4012" his|strong="G4012" Son|strong="G5207".
10 The|strong="G1722" person|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" believes|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" that|strong="G3754" testimony|strong="G3141" within|strong="G1722" them|strong="G3588". The|strong="G1722" person|strong="G3739" who|strong="G3739" does|strong="G4160" not|strong="G3756" believe|strong="G4100" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" made|strong="G4160" God|strong="G2316" a|strong="G2192" liar|strong="G5583", by|strong="G1722" not|strong="G3756" believing|strong="G4100" the|strong="G1722" testimony|strong="G3141" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" given|strong="G3361" about|strong="G4012" his|strong="G1438" Son|strong="G5207".
11 And|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" that|strong="G3754" testimony|strong="G3141": God|strong="G2316" gave|strong="G1325" us|strong="G1325" eternal life|strong="G2222", and|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" life|strong="G2222" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G1722" Son|strong="G5207".
12 Whoever|strong="G3588" has|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" has|strong="G2192" life|strong="G2222"; whoever|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3588" have|strong="G2192" God|strong="G2316"’s|strong="G2192" Son|strong="G5207" does|strong="G2192" not|strong="G3756" have|strong="G2192" life|strong="G2222".
13 I|strong="G3754" have|strong="G2192" written|strong="G1125" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" who|strong="G3588" believe|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G1519" name|strong="G3686" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316"’s|strong="G2192" Son|strong="G5207", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G2443" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G2192" eternal life|strong="G2222".
14 We|strong="G2249" can approach him|strong="G3588" with|strong="G4314" this|strong="G3778" confidence|strong="G3954", that|strong="G3754" whenever|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" ask anything|strong="G5100" that|strong="G3754" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G2596" accordance|strong="G2596" with|strong="G4314" his|strong="G2192" will|strong="G2307", he|strong="G2532" listens to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G2249".
15 And|strong="G2532" if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1492" he|strong="G2532" hears us|strong="G2249" – whatever|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" ask – we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1492" also|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3754" what|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" ask for|strong="G3754" is|strong="G3588" ours|strong="G1473".
16 If|strong="G1437" anyone|strong="G5100" sees|strong="G3708" one|strong="G5100" of|strong="G4012" our|strong="G2532" people|strong="G1510" committing some|strong="G5100" sin that|strong="G2443" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" a|strong="G2532" sin leading to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288", they|strong="G2532" should|strong="G5100" ask|strong="G2065", and|strong="G2532" God|strong="G3004" will|strong="G1510" give|strong="G1325" them|strong="G3588" life|strong="G2222". I|strong="G2532" refer|strong="G4012" to|strong="G4314" those|strong="G3588" whose|strong="G3588" sin does|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" lead|strong="G1510" to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288". There|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G2532" sin that|strong="G2443" leads to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288". I|strong="G2532" am|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" saying|strong="G3004" that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G1437" should|strong="G5100" pray|strong="G2065" about|strong="G4012" that|strong="G2443".
17 All|strong="G3956" wrongdoing is|strong="G1510" sin, but|strong="G2532" there|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" sin that|strong="G3956" does|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" lead|strong="G1510" to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288".
18 We|strong="G3754" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" have|strong="G2532" been|strong="G2532" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" do|strong="G1492" not|strong="G3756" keep|strong="G5083" sinning. God|strong="G2316" protects|strong="G5083" his|strong="G3956" children|strong="G1080" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3956" cannot|strong="G3756" get|strong="G2532" hold of|strong="G1537" them|strong="G3588".
19 We|strong="G3754" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3754" are|strong="G1510" God|strong="G2316"’s children, though|strong="G2532" the|strong="G1722" whole|strong="G3650" world|strong="G2889" lies|strong="G2749" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" power|strong="G2316" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G1722" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3588".
20 We|strong="G2249" also|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G1722" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2316" come|strong="G2240" and|strong="G2532" has|strong="G2316" given|strong="G1325" us|strong="G1325" understanding|strong="G1271", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" may|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1492" the|strong="G1722" true|strong="G3588" God|strong="G2316" – and|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" true|strong="G3588", by|strong="G1722" being|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G1722" Son|strong="G5207" Jesus|strong="G2424" Christ|strong="G5547". He|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G1722" true|strong="G3588" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" eternal life|strong="G2222".
21 My|strong="G3588" children|strong="G5040", guard|strong="G5442" yourselves|strong="G1438" against false ideas of|strong="G3588" God|strong="G3588".