Faith Is the Victory over the World

51 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God , and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God , when we love God and observe His commandments . 3 For this is the love of God , that we keep His commandments ; and His commandments are not burdensome . 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world ; and this is the victory that has overcome the world -our faith . 5 Who is the one who overcomes the world , but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God ?

The Witness concerning the Son

6 This is the One who came by water and blood , Jesus Christ ; not with the water only , but with the water and with the blood . It is the Spirit who testifies , because the Spirit is the truth . 7 For there are three that testify : 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood ; and the three are in agreement . 9 If we receive the testimony of men , the testimony of God is greater ; for the testimony of God is this , that He has testified concerning His Son .

10 The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself ; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar , because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son . 11 And the testimony is this , that God has given us eternal life , and this life is in His Son . 12 He who has the Son has the life ; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life .

The Knowledge of Eternal Life

13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God , so that you may know that you have eternal life .

14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will , He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever e we ask , we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. 16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death , he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death . There is a sin leading to death ; I do not say that he should make request for this . 17 All unrighteousness is sin , and there is a sin not leading to death .

18 We know that no e one who is born of God sins ; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him. 19 We know that we are of God , and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one . 20 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 . This is the true God and eternal life . 21 Little children , guard yourselves from idols .

31 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God ; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved , now we are children of God , and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears , we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself , just as He is pure .

4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness ; and sin is lawlessness . 5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins ; and in Him there is no sin . 6 No e one who abides in Him sins ; no e one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. 7 Little children , make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous , just as He is righteous ; 8 the one who practices sin is of the devil ; for the devil has sinned from the beginning . The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil . 9 No e one who is born of God practices sin , because His seed abides in him; and he cannot e sin , because he is born of God . 10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious : anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God , nor the one who does not love his brother .

Love One Another

11 For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning , that we should love one another ; 12 not as Cain , who was of the evil one and slew his brother . And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil , and his brother's were righteous . 13 Do not be surprised , brethren , if the world hates you.

14 We know that we have passed out of death into life , because we love the brethren . He who does not love abides in death . 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer ; and you know that no e murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 16 We know love by this , that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren . 17 But whoever e has the world's goods , and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 Little children , let us not love with word or with tongue , but in deed and truth . 19 We will know by this that we are of the truth , and will assure our heart before Him

20 in whatever e e our heart condemns us; for God is greater than our heart and knows all things . 21 Beloved , if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God ; 22 and whatever e we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight .

23 This is His commandment , that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ , and love one another , just as He commanded e us. 24 The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.