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1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
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Everyone who believes that Yeshua is the Messiah has God as his father, and everyone who loves a father loves his offspring too.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
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Here is how we know that we love God's children: when we love God, we also do what he commands.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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For loving God means obeying his commands. Moreover, his commands are not burdensome,
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
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because everything which has God as its Father overcomes the world. And this is what victoriously overcomes the world: our trust.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
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Who does overcome the world if not the person who believes that Yeshua is the Son of God?
6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
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He is the one who came by means of water and blood, Yeshua the Messiah - not with water only, but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
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There are three witnesses -
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
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the Spirit, the water and the blood - and these three are in agreement.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
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If we accept human witness, God's witness is stronger, because it is the witness which God has given about his Son.
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
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Those who keep trusting in the Son of God have this witness in them. Those who do not keep trusting God have made him out to be a liar, because they have not trusted in the witness which God has given about his Son.
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
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And this is the witness: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
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Those who have the Son have the life; those who do not have the Son of God do not have the life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
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I have written you these things so that you may know that you have eternal life - you who keep trusting in the person and power of the Son of God.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
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This is the confidence we have in his presence: if we ask anything that accords with his will, he hears us.
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
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And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - then we know that we have what we have asked from him.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
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If anyone sees his brother committing a sin that does not lead to death, he will ask; and God will give him life for those whose sinning does not lead to death. There is sin that does lead to death; I am not saying he should pray about that.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
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All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
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We know that everyone who has God as his Father does not go on sinning; on the contrary, the Son born of God protects him, and the Evil One does not touch him.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
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We know that we are from God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the Evil One.
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
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And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment, so that we may know who is genuine; moreover, we are united with the One who is genuine, united with his Son Yeshua the Messiah. He is the genuine God and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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Children, guard yourselves against false gods!
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Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.