Berean Standard Bible

1 John 5

1EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 believesG4100 thatG3754 JesusG2424 isG1510 theG3588 ChristG5547 has been bornG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316, andG2532 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 lovesG25 theG3588 Father alsoG2532 lovesG25 thoseG3588 bornG1080 ofG1537 HimG846.1 2ByG1722 thisG3778 we knowG1097 thatG3754 we loveG25 theG3588 childrenG5043 of GodG2316: whenG3752 we loveG25 GodG2316 andG2532 keepG4160 HisG846 commandmentsG1785. 3ForG1063 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 loveG26 of GodG2316, thatG2443 we keepG5083 HisG846 commandmentsG1785. AndG2532 HisG846 commandmentsG1785 areG1510 notG3756 burdensomeG926, 4becauseG3754 everyoneG3956 bornG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316 overcomesG3528 theG3588 worldG2889. AndG2532 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 victoryG3529 thatG3588 has overcomeG3528 theG3588 worldG2889: ourG1473 faithG4102.

5WhoG5101 thenG1161 overcomesG3528 theG3588 worldG2889? OnlyG1487 G3361 he whoG3588 believesG4100 thatG3754 JesusG2424 isG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316. 6ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 One who cameG2064 byG1223 waterG5204 andG2532 bloodG129, JesusG2424 ChristG5547—notG3756 byG1722 waterG5204 aloneG3440, butG235 byG1722 waterG5204 andG2532 bloodG129. AndG2532 it isG1510 theG3588 SpiritG4151 whoG3588 testifiesG3140 to this, becauseG3754 theG3588 SpiritG4151 isG1510 theG3588 truthG225. 7ForG3754 there areG1510 threeG5140 that testifyG3140:2 8theG3588 SpiritG4151 , theG3588 waterG5204, andG2532 theG3588 bloodG129—andG2532 these threeG5140 areG1510 inG1519 agreementG1520.

God’s Testimony about His Son

9Even ifG1487 we acceptG2983 humanG444 testimonyG3141, theG3588 testimonyG3141 of GodG2316 isG1510 greaterG3173. ForG3754 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 testimonyG3141 thatG3754 GodG2316 hasG3140 given aboutG4012 HisG846 SonG5207. 10WhoeverG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316 hasG2192 this testimonyG3141 withinG1722 himG848; whoeverG3588 does not believeG3361 G4100 GodG2316 has madeG4160 HimG846 out to be a liarG5583, becauseG3754 he has not believedG3756 G4100 inG1519 theG3588 testimonyG3141 thatG3739 GodG2316 has givenG3140 aboutG4012 HisG846 SonG5207.

11AndG2532 thisG3778 isG1510 that testimonyG3141 : GodG2316 has givenG1325 usG1473 eternalG166 lifeG2222, andG2532 thisG3778 lifeG2222 isG1510 inG1722 HisG846 SonG5207. 12WhoeverG3588 hasG2192 theG3588 SonG5207 hasG2192 lifeG2222; whoeverG3588 does not haveG3361 G2192 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316 does not haveG3756 G2192 lifeG2222.

13I have writtenG1125 these thingsG3778 to youG4771 whoG3588 believeG4100 inG1519 theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316, so thatG2443 you may knowG1492 thatG3754 you haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222.3 14AndG2532 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 confidenceG3954 thatG3739 we haveG2192 beforeG4314 HimG846 : IfG1437 we askG154 anythingG5100 according toG2596 HisG846 willG2307, He hearsG191 usG1473. 15AndG2532 ifG1437 we knowG1492 thatG3754 He hearsG191 usG1473 in whateverG3739 G1437 we askG154, we knowG1492 thatG3754 we already possessG2192 whatG3588 we have askedG155 G3739 G154 ofG575 HimG846.

16IfG1437 anyoneG5100 seesG3708 hisG846 brotherG80 committingG264 a sinG266 notG3361 leading toG4314 deathG2288, he should askG154 God, who will giveG1325 lifeG2222 to those whoG3588 commit this kind of sinG264 G3361 G4314 G2288. There isG1510 a sinG266 that leads toG4314 deathG2288; I am not sayingG3756 G3004 he should askG2065 regardingG4012 thatG1565 sin. 17AllG3956 unrighteousnessG93 isG1510 sinG266, yetG2532 there isG1510 sinG266 that does not lead toG3756 G4314 deathG2288.

18We knowG1492 thatG3754 anyoneG3956 bornG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316 does not keep on sinningG3756 G264 ; theG3588 One who was bornG1080 ofG1537 GodG2316 protectsG5083 himG846,4 andG2532 theG3588 evilG4190 one5 cannot touchG3756 G680 himG846. 19We knowG1492 thatG3754 we areG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316, andG2532 that theG3588 wholeG3650 worldG2889 is under the powerG2749 ofG1722 theG3588 evilG4190 one. 20AndG1161 we knowG1492 thatG3754 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316 has comeG2240 andG2532 has givenG1325 usG1473 understandingG1271, so thatG2443 we may knowG1097 Him whoG3588 is trueG228; andG2532 we areG1510 inG1722 Him whoG3588 is trueG228—inG1722 HisG846 SonG5207 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. HeG3778 isG1510 theG3588 trueG228 GodG2316 andG2532 eternalG166 lifeG2222.

21Little childrenG5040, keepG5442 yourselvesG1438 fromG575 idolsG1497.6

1. 1 John 5:1 Literally and everyone loving the One having begotten also loves the one having been begotten from Him. ↩
2. 1 John 5:7 TR and GOC three that testify in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8And there are three that testify on earth: ↩
3. 1 John 5:13 BYZ and TR include and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God. ↩
4. 1 John 5:18 Or the one who was born of God protects himself or God protects the one born of Him ↩
5. 1 John 5:18 Or evil; similarly in verse 19 ↩
6. 1 John 5:21 BYZ and TR include Amen. ↩