{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/1-john/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T01:21:02.232Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"1 John","bookSlug":"1-john","chapter":5,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":5,"totalVerses":21},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God, and keep his commandments. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the truth. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself. He that believeth not the Son, maketh him a liar: because he believeth not in the testimony which God hath testified of his Son. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He that hath the Son, hath life. He that hath not the Son, hath not life. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"These things I write to you, that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not: but the generation of God preserveth him, and the wicked one toucheth him not. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"We know that we are of God, and the whole world is seated in wickedness. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And we know that the Son of God is come: and he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God, and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 John 5 (DRB)","markdown":"[1 John 5](https://primebible.com/drb/1-john/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/1-john/5 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}