1 John 5:11-21

11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us ¹eternal life, and ²this life is in His Son.

12 ³He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

This Is Written That You May Know

13 ⁴These things I have written to you who ⁵believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have ⁶eternal life.

14 This is ⁷the confidence which we have before Him, that, ⁸if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever * we ask, ⁹we 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, ¹⁰he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. ¹¹There is a sin leading to death; ¹²I do not say that he should make request for this.

17 ¹³All unrighteousness is sin, and ¹⁴there is a sin not leading to death.

18 ¹⁵We know that ¹⁶no * one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God ¹⁷keeps him, and ¹⁸the evil one does not ¹⁹touch him.

19 ²⁰We know that ²¹we are of God, and that ²²the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 And ²³we know that ²⁴the Son of God has come, and has ²⁵given us understanding so that we may know ²⁶Him who is true; and we ²⁷are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ²⁸This is the true God and ²⁹eternal life.

21 ³⁰Little children, guard yourselves from ³¹idols.