1 John 5
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1 John 5:1-5

1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him.

2By this we know that we love the children of God: whenever we love God and obey his commandments.

3For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,

4because everyone who has been fathered by God conquers the world. This is the conquering power that has conquered the world: our faith.

5Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

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