'Everyone12who believes3that4Jesus5is6the7Christ8has been born12of9God,11and13everyone1415who loves16the17[Father]18loves19whoever has been born2122of23him.24 By1this2we know3that4we love5the6children7of God,9when10we love13God12and14obey18his17commandments.16 For2this1is3the4love5of God,7that8we keep12his11commandments.10And13his16commandments15are19not18burdensome.17 For1everyone23who has been born4of5God7overcomes8the9world.10And11this12is13the14victory15that has overcome17the18world19— our22faith.21 Who1is3it4that overcomes5the6world7except89the one10who believes11that12Jesus13is14the15Son16of God?18 This1is2he3who came4by5water6and7blood8— Jesus9Christ;10not11by12the13water14only15but16by17the18water19and20the22blood.23And24the25Spirit26is27the one28who testifies,29because30the31Spirit32is33the34truth.35 For1there are3three2that testify:5 the1Spirit2and3the4water5and6the7blood;8and9these10three11[agree].12131415 If1we receive6the2testimony3of men,5the7testimony8of God10is12greater,11for13this14is15the16testimony17of God19that20he has borne21concerning22his25Son.24 Whoever believes12in3the4Son5of God7has8the9testimony10in11himself.12Whoever does1315not14believe15God17has made19him20a liar,18because21he has23not22believed23in24the25testimony26that27God30has borne28concerning31his34Son.33 And1this2is3the4testimony,5that6God12gave9us10eternal8life,7and13this14life16is21in17his20Son.19 Whoever has12the3Son4has5life;7whoever does810not9have10the11Son12of God14doesnot17have18life.16 I write2these things1to you3who believe11in12the13name14of the15Son16of God18that4you may know5that6you have8eternal9life.7 And1this2is3the4confidence5that6we have7toward8him,9that10if11we ask13anything12according to14his17will16he hears18us.19 And1if2we know3that4he hears5us6in whatever78we ask,9we know10that11we have12the13requests14that15we have asked16of17him.18 If1anyone2sees3his6brother5committing7a sin8not9[leading] to10death,11he shall ask,12and13[God] will give14him15life16—to those17who commit sins18that donot19[lead] to20death.21There is22sin23that[leads] to24death;25I29donot26say29that30one should pray31for27that.28 All1wrongdoing2is4sin,3but5there is6sin7that doesnot8[lead] to9death.10 We know1that2everyone34who has been born5of6God8doesnot9[keep on] sinning,10but11he who was born13of14God16protects17him,18and19the20evil one21doesnot22touch23him.24 We know1that2we are6from3God,5and7the8whole10world9lies14in11[the power of] the12evil one.13 And2we know1that3the4Son5of God7has come8and9has given10us11understanding,12so that13we may know14him15who istrue;16and17we are18in19him20who istrue,21in22his25Son24Jesus26Christ.27He28is29the30true31God32and33eternal35life.34 Little children,1keep2yourselves3from4idols.6