{"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/wnt/1-john/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:00:37.611Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WNT","book":"1 John","bookSlug":"1-john","chapter":5,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":5,"totalVerses":21},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"The fact that we love God Himself, and obey His commands, is a proof that we love God's children."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Love for God means obedience to His commands; and His commands are not irksome."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For  every child of God overcomes the world; and the victorious principle which has overcome the world is our faith."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Who but the man that believes that Jesus is the Son of God overcomes the world?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Jesus Christ is He who came  with water and blood; not with the water only, but  with the water and with the blood. And it is the Spirit who gives testimony--  because the Spirit is the Truth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For there are  three that give testimony--  the Spirit, the water, and the blood;"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"and there is complete agreement between  these three."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"If we accept the testimony of men, God's testimony is greater: for God's testimony consists of the things which He has testified about His Son."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in his own heart: he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, in that he has refused to accept the testimony which God has given about His Son."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And that testimony is to the effect that God has given us the Life of the Ages, and that this Life is in His Son."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"He who has the Son has the Life: he who has not the Son of God has not the Life."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"I write all this to you in order that you who believe in the Son of God may know for certain that you already have the Life of the Ages."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And we have an assured confidence that whenever we ask anything in accordance with His will, He listens to us."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And since we know that He listens to us, then whatever we ask, we know that we have the things which we have asked from Him."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"If any one sees a brother man committing a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask and God shall give him life--for those who do not sin unto death. There is such a thing as sin unto death; for that I do not bid him make request."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Any kind of wrongdoing is sin; but there is sin which is not unto death."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"We know that no one who is a child of God lives in sin,  but He who is God's Child keeps him, and the Evil one cannot touch him."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world lies  in the power of the Evil one."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we know the true One, and are in union with the true One--that is, we are in union with His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the Life of the Ages."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Dear children, guard yourselves from idols."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 John 5 (WNT)","markdown":"[1 John 5](https://primebible.com/wnt/1-john/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WNT. https://primebible.com/wnt/1-john/5 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}