1 John 5:15-21

15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever * we ask, ¹we 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, ²he shall ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. ³There is a sin leading to death; ⁴I do not say that he should make request for this.

17 ⁵All unrighteousness is sin, and ⁶there is a sin not leading to death.

18 ⁷We know that ⁸no * one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God ⁹keeps him, and ¹⁰the evil one does not ¹¹touch him.

19 ¹²We know that ¹³we are of God, and that ¹⁴the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 And ¹⁵we know that ¹⁶the Son of God has come, and has ¹⁷given us understanding so that we may know ¹⁸Him who is true; and we ¹⁹are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ²⁰This is the true God and ²¹eternal life.

21 ²²Little children, guard yourselves from ²³idols.

Cross References

• 1. 1 John 5:18-20
• 2. James 5:15
• 3. Numbers 15:30; Hebrews 6:4-6; Hebrews 10:26
• 4. Jeremiah 7:16; Jeremiah 14:11
• 5. 1 John 3:4
• 6. 1 John 2:1; 1 John 5:16
• 7. 1 John 5:15, 19, 20
• 8. 1 John 3:9
• 9. James 1:27; Jude 21
• 10. 1 John 2:13
• 11. John 14:30
• 12. 1 John 5:15, 18, 20
• 13. 1 John 4:6
• 14. John 12:31; John 17:15; Galatians 1:4
• 15. 1 John 5:15, 18, 19
• 16. John 8:42; 1 John 5:5
• 17. Luke 24:45
• 18. John 17:3; Revelation 3:7
• 19. John 1:18; John 14:9; 1 John 2:23; Revelation 3:7
• 20. 1 John 1:2
• 21. 1 John 5:11
• 22. 1 John 2:1
• 23. 1 Corinthians 10:7, 14; 1 Thessalonians 1:9

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "sinning"
• [b] Or "God will give him life," that is, "to those who..."
• [c] Or "begotten"
• [d] Or "begotten"