1 John 5
5
Overcoming the World
1#1Jn 2:29; Jn 1:12–13Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the one born of the Father. 2By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments. 3#Jn 14:15; 2Jn 1:6For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, 4#Jn 16:33; 1Jn 4:4for whoever is born of God overcomes the world, and the victory that overcomes the world is our faith. 5#1Jn 4:15; 5:1Who is it that overcomes the world, but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
The Witness Concerning the Son
6#Jn 15:26; 14:17This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. It is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 7#Mt 28:19; Dt 6:4There are three who testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and the three are one. 8There are three that testify on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are toward the one. 9#Mt 3:16–17If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God which He has given concerning His Son. 10#Jn 3:33; Ro 8:16Whoever believes in the Son of God has this witness in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he does not believe the testimony that God gave about His Son. 11#Jn 1:4; 1Jn 2:25And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12#Jn 3:36; 3:15; 5:24Whoever has the Son has life, and whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Purpose of Writing
13#Jn 20:31; 1:12I have written these things 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#1Jn 3:21–22; Jn 14:13This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15So if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have whatever we asked of Him.
16#Jer 7:16; Heb 6:4–6If anyone sees his brother commit a sin which does not lead to death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life. This is for those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I do not say that he should pray for it. 17#1Jn 3:4; 5:16; Isa 1:18All wrongdoing is sin, but there is a sin that does not lead to death.
18#1Jn 3:9; Jas 1:27We know that whoever is born of God does not keep on sinning. But whoever has been born of God guards himself, and the wicked one cannot touch him. 19#Gal 1:4; Jn 12:31We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness. 20#Jn 17:3; Lk 24:45; Rev 3:7And we know 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—His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
21#1Co 10:14; 10:7Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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1 John 5
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Faith Is the Victory over the World
1Whosoever 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. 2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3#John 14.15. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
The Witness concerning the Son
6This 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. 7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8And there are three that bear witness in earth,#5.7,8 in heaven, the Father … bear witness in earth not found in best early manuscripts. the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 9If 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. 10He 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. 11#John 3.36. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
The Knowledge of Eternal Life
13These 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.#5.13 and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God not found in best early manuscripts. 14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16If 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. 17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself,#5.18 himself. Some early manuscripts have him. and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20And 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. 21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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