Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and every one that loveth Him that begot, loveth Him also that is begotten by Him.
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Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God. Everyone who loves the Father also loves his children.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God and keep His commandments.
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We know that we love God's children when we love God by obeying his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God: that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not grievous.
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To love God means that we obey his commandments. Obeying his commandments isn't difficult
4 For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.Œ
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because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
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Who wins the victory over the world? Isn't it the person who believes that Jesus 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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This Son of God is Jesus Christ, who came by water and blood. He didn't come with water only, but with water and with blood. The Spirit is the one who verifies this, 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 on 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. These three witnesses agree.
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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We accept human testimony. God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony that he has given about his Son.
10 He that believeth in 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 believe in the Son of God have the testimony of God in them. Those who don't believe God have made God a liar. They haven't believed the testimony that 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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This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is found in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son hath not life.
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The person who has the Son has this life. The person who doesn't have the Son of God doesn't have this life.
13 These things I have written unto you that believe in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.
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I've written this to those who believe in the Son of God so that they will know that they have eternal life.
14 And this is the confidence that we have in Him: that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us.
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We are confident that God listens to us if we ask for anything that has his approval.
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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We know that he listens to our requests. So we know that we already have what we ask him for.
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 those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death. I do not say that he shall pray about it.
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If you see another believer committing a sin that doesn't lead to death, you should pray that God would give that person life. This is true for those who commit sins that don't lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I'm not telling you to pray about that.
17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not unto death.
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Every kind of wrongdoing is sin, yet there are sins that don't 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 those who have been born from God don't go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one can't harm them.
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 is under the control 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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We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we know the real God. We are in the one who is real, his Son Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the real God and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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Dear children, guard yourselves from false gods.
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