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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 John 5</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_john/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//1_john/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/1_john/">1 John</a> > 1 John 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_john/4.htm" title="1 John 4">◄</a> 1 John 5 <a href="../2_john/1.htm" title="2 John 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/1_john/5.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_john/5.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_john/5.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_john/5.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/1_john/5.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_john/5.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/1_john/5.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Overcoming the World<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For there are three that testify:<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are in agreement. <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">God’s Testimony about His Son<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Even if we accept human testimony, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son. <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">Effective Prayer<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. <A name="17"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>All unrighteousness is sin, yet there is sin that does not lead to death. <A name="19"></a><p class="hdg">The True God<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> and the evil one<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> cannot touch him. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And 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—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Little children, keep yourselves from idols.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>and everyone loving the One having begotten also loves the one having been begotten from Him.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> TR and GOC <i>three that testify in heaven: The Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. <span class="fnv">8</span>And there are three that testify on earth:</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> BYZ and TR include <i>and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Or <i>the one who was born of God protects himself</i><span class="thin"> </span> or <i>God protects the one born of Him</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>evil</i><span class="thin"> </span>; similarly in verse 19<br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> BYZ and TR include <i>Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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