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And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. <a href="/esv/1_john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. <a href="/bsb/1_john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/1_john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone loving the One having begotten Him also loves the one having been begotten from Him. <a href="/kjv/1_john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Whosoever 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. <a href="/nasb_/1_john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the child born of Him. <a href="/nasb/1_john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. <a href="/nasb77/1_john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. <a href="/lsb/1_john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the One who gives new birth loves also the one who has been born of Him. <a href="/amp/1_john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves the child born of Him. <a href="/csb/1_john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of him. <a href="/hcsb/1_john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him. <a href="/asv/1_john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. <a href="/cev/1_john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If we believe Jesus is truly Christ, we are God's children. Everyone who loves the Father will also love his children. <a href="/erv/1_john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. <a href="/gwt/1_john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God. Everyone who loves the Father also loves his children. <a href="/gnt/1_john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also. <a href="/isv/1_john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God, and everyone who loves the parent also loves the child. <a href="/msb/1_john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him. <a href="/nheb/1_john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him. <a href="/wbt/1_john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten by him. <a href="/wey/1_john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child. <a href="/web/1_john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Everyone who is believing that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God, and everyone who is loving Him who begot, also loves him who is begotten of Him. <a href="/blb/1_john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone loving the One having begotten Him also loves the one having been begotten from Him. <a href="/ylt/1_john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him: <a href="/slt/1_john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving him having begotten, loves him also begotten of him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him. <a href="/cpdv/1_john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And everyone who loves God, who provides that birth, also loves him who has been born of God. <a href="/nabre/1_john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the father loves [also] the one begotten by him. <a href="/nrsvce/1_john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> WHOSOEVER believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone who loves him who begat him, loves him also who is begotten of him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Everyone who believes that Yeshua is The Messiah is born from God, and everyone who loves him who begot, loves also the one who is begotten of him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ, has been be gotten of God: and every one that loves him that begot, loves him also that is begotten of him. <a href="/godbey/1_john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love. <a href="/haweis/1_john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> EVERY one who believeth that Jesus is the Messiah, is born of God; and every one who loveth him that begat, loveth him also who is begotten by him. <a href="/mace/1_john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Messiah, is born of God: and every one that loves the father, will likewise be affected with love to his son. <a href="/wey/1_john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father loves also Him who is the Father's Child. <a href="/worrell/1_john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God; and every one who loves Him Who begat loves him also that has been begotten of Him. <a href="/worsley/1_john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Whosoever 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: <a href="/parallel/1_john/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlZ5ywDtQGE?start=894" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_john/5.htm">Overcoming the World</a> 1<a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: Pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">Everyone</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">believes</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: gegennētai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">has been born</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everyone</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/25.htm" title="25: agapōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.">loves</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: gennēsanta (V-APA-AMS) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/25.htm" title="25: agapa (V-PIA-3S) -- To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.">loves</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: gegennēmenon (V-RPM/P-AMS) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">born</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ex (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> 2By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-13</a> But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God. <a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-5</a> Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” / “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” / Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. <a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. <a href="/john/20-31.htm">John 20:31</a> But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. <a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">Galatians 3:26</a> You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a> that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">1 John 4:15</a> If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. <a href="/1_john/2-29.htm">1 John 2:29</a> If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him. <a href="/1_john/3-9.htm">1 John 3:9</a> Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. <a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">1 John 4:7</a> Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. <a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm">1 Peter 1:23</a> For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. <a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5</a> Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a> For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. <a href="/romans/8-16.htm">Romans 8:16</a> The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a> Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him.believeth.<a href="/1_john/2-22.htm">1 John 2:22,23</a> Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son… <a href="/1_john/4-2.htm">1 John 4:2,14,15</a> Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: … <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a> And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.is born.<a href="/1_john/5-4.htm">1 John 5:4</a> For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.<a href="/1_john/2-29.htm">1 John 2:29</a> If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.<a href="/1_john/3-9.htm">1 John 3:9</a> Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.and every.<a href="/1_john/2-10.htm">1 John 2:10</a> He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.<a href="/1_john/3-14.htm">1 John 3:14,17</a> We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death… <a href="/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20</a> If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/james/1-18.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/philemon/1-10.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_john/4-7.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_john/4-3.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_john/4-16.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/1_john/4-15.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_john/4-21.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/1_john/4-21.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Parent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/4-18.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Beget</a> <a href="/1_john/5-4.htm">Begotten</a> <a href="/1_john/5-5.htm">Believes</a> <a href="/1_john/5-5.htm">Believeth</a> <a href="/1_john/5-5.htm">Believing</a> <a href="/1_john/5-4.htm">Born</a> <a href="/1_john/5-4.htm">Child</a> <a href="/1_john/5-6.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_john/5-4.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/2_john/1-3.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/1_john/5-5.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/3_john/1-9.htm">Loves</a> <a href="/genesis/19-19.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Parent</a><div class="vheading2">1 John 5</div>1. <a href="/1_john/5-1.htm">He who loves God loves his children, and keeps his commandments;</a> 3. <a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">which to the faithful are not grievous.</a> 9. <a href="/1_john/5-9.htm">Jesus is the Son of God;</a> 14. <a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">and able to hear our prayers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ This phrase emphasizes the necessity of faith in Jesus as the Messiah, the anointed one promised in the Old Testament. The term "Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew "Messiah," indicating Jesus as the fulfillment of prophecies such as <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a> and <a href="/daniel/9-25.htm">Daniel 9:25-26</a>. Belief in Jesus as the Christ is foundational to Christian doctrine, as seen in Peter's confession in <a href="/matthew/16-16.htm">Matthew 16:16</a>. This belief is not merely intellectual assent but involves trust and reliance on Jesus for salvation, as highlighted in <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>.has been born of God The concept of being "born of God" refers to spiritual rebirth, a theme central to John's writings (<a href="/john/3-3.htm">John 3:3-8</a>). This new birth is a work of the Holy Spirit, marking a transformation from spiritual death to life. It signifies a new identity and relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a>. This rebirth is not achieved by human effort but is a divine act of grace, aligning with <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>.and everyone who loves the Father Loving the Father is a natural response to being born of God. This love is not merely emotional but involves obedience and reverence, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a>. The relationship between love for God and obedience is further emphasized in <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>. The Father, in this context, refers to God as the source of life and the one who initiates the believer's spiritual birth.also loves those born of Him This phrase underscores the inseparable link between love for God and love for fellow believers. The community of faith is characterized by mutual love, as instructed in <a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a>. This love is a reflection of God's love and serves as a testimony to the world. The early church exemplified this love in their communal life, as described in <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-47</a>. Loving others born of God is an evidence of genuine faith and spiritual rebirth, as reiterated in 1 <a href="/john/4-7.htm">John 4:7-8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central figure in Christianity, believed to be the Messiah and the Son of God. The verse emphasizes belief in Jesus as the Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The first person of the Trinity, the Creator, and the one who begets believers through faith in Jesus. 3. <a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers</a> Those who have faith in Jesus as the Christ and are thus considered "born of God." 4. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of the epistle, one of Jesus' original twelve disciples, known for his close relationship with Jesus and his emphasis on love and truth. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The community of believers to whom John was writing, facing challenges of false teachings and needing affirmation of their faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_as_the_foundation.htm">Faith as the Foundation</a> Belief in Jesus as the Christ is the cornerstone of being born of God. This faith is not merely intellectual assent but a transformative trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rebirth.htm">Spiritual Rebirth</a> Being "born of God" signifies a new spiritual birth, a transformation that aligns believers with God's family and His purposes. <a href="/topical/l/love_as_evidence.htm">Love as Evidence</a> Genuine love for God and others is a hallmark of those who are born of God. This love is both a command and a natural outflow of the believer's new nature. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_family_of_god.htm">Unity in the Family of God</a> Loving the Father includes loving all who are born of Him, emphasizing the unity and fellowship among believers. <a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a> This verse provides assurance to believers that their faith in Jesus confirms their status as children of God, offering peace and confidence in their spiritual identity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 John 5</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_fourfold_witness.htm">What is the concept of the Fourfold Witness?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_being_born_of_god_mean.htm">What does being born of God mean?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_john_stott's_significance.htm">What does 'Equality with God' mean?</a> <a href="/q/can_true_christians_sin_or_not.htm">Do all men sin? Yes, as per I Kings 8:46 and others. No, true Christians, as children of God, cannot sin (I John 3:9). Yet, claiming sinlessness is self-deception (I John 1:8).</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_john/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>V.(8.)FAITH THE TEST OF LOVE (<a href="/context/1_john/5-1.htm" title="Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him.">1John 5:1-12</a>).(a)Its power (<a href="/context/1_john/5-1.htm" title="Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him.">1John 5:1-5</a>).(b)The evidence on which it rests (<a href="/context/1_john/5-6.htm" title="This 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 bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.">1John 5:6-10</a>).(c)What it contains (<a href="/context/1_john/5-11.htm" title="And this is the record, that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.">1John 5:11-12</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-12. - Faith is the source of love. Verse 1. - The verse is a sorites. To believe in the Incarnation involves birth from God. To be born of God involves loving God. To love God involves loving his children. Therefore to believe in the Incarnation involves loving God's children. Τὸν γεγεννημένον ἐξ αὐτοῦ is not to be understood as meaning Christ to the exclusion of Christians; it means any son of God, as the next verse shows. <a href="/commentaries/1_john/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Everyone Πᾶς (Pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. believes πιστεύων (pisteuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Christ Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. is born γεγέννηται (gegennētai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate. of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. everyone πᾶς (pas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. loves ἀγαπῶν (agapōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_25.htm">Strong's 25: </a> To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [Father] γεννήσαντα (gennēsanta) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate. also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. loves ἀγαπᾷ (agapa) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_25.htm">Strong's 25: </a> To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. the [one] τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. born γεγεννημένον (gegennēmenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate. of ἐξ (ex) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. Him. αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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