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信心使我们胜过世界

凡信耶稣是基督的,都是从 神生的,凡爱那生他的,也必爱那从他而生的。 我们若爱 神,并且遵行他的命令,就知道我们是爱 神的儿女了。 我们遵守 神的命令,就是爱他了;而且他的命令是不难遵守的, 因为凡从 神生的就胜过世界。使我们胜过世界的,就是我们的信心。 胜过世界的是谁呢?不就是那信耶稣是 神的儿子的吗?

 神为他儿子作的见证

那借着水和血来的就是耶稣基督,不是单用水,而是用水又用血;作见证的是圣灵,因为圣灵就是真理。 原来作见证的有三样, 就是圣灵、水和血,这三样是一致的。 我们若接受人的见证, 神的见证就更强而有力了,因为这是 神为他的儿子作的见证。 10 信 神的儿子的,就有这见证在他心里;不信 神的,就是把 神当作说谎的,因为他不信 神为他儿子所作的见证。 11 这见证就是 神已经把永远的生命赐给我们,这生命是在他儿子里面的。 12 凡有 神儿子的,就有生命;没有 神儿子的,就没有生命。

要照 神的旨意祈求

13 我把这些事写给你们信 神的儿子之名的人,是要你们知道自己有永生。 14 如果我们照着 神的旨意祈求,他必听我们;这就是我们对 神所存的坦然无惧的心。 15 既然我们知道他听我们的祈求,我们就知道,我们无论求甚么,他必赐给我们。

16 如果有人看见弟兄犯了不至于死的罪,他就要祈求, 神必因他的缘故,把生命赐给那些犯了不至于死的罪的人;有至于死的罪,我不说他应当为那罪祈求。 17 一切不义都是罪,但也有不至于死的罪。

18 我们知道凡从 神生的就不犯罪,而且从 神生的那一位也必保守他,连那恶者也不能碰他。 19 我们知道我们是属于 神的,而整个世界是伏在那恶者手下。 20 我们知道 神的儿子已经来了,并且赐给我们悟性,使我们能认识那位真实者。我们也在那位真实者里面,就是在他儿子耶稣基督里面。这一位就是真神,也是永远的生命。 21 孩子们,你们要保守自己远离偶像。

Vivamos en la fe

Todo el que cree que Jesús es el Cristo, ha nacido de Dios. Todo el que ama al padre ama también a sus hijos. Así, cuando amamos a Dios y cumplimos sus mandamientos, sabemos que amamos a los hijos de Dios. En esto consiste el amor a Dios: en que obedezcamos sus mandamientos. Y estos no son difíciles de cumplir, porque todo el que ha nacido de Dios vence al mundo. Esta es la victoria que vence al mundo: nuestra fe. ¿Quién es el que vence al mundo sino el que cree que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios?

Este es el que vino mediante agua y sangre: Jesucristo. Y no solo vino mediante agua, sino mediante agua y sangre. El Espíritu es quien da testimonio de esto, porque el Espíritu es la verdad. Tres son los que dan testimonio y los tres están de acuerdo: el Espíritu,[a] el agua y la sangre. Aceptamos el testimonio humano, pero el testimonio de Dios vale mucho más, porque es el testimonio que él mismo ha dado acerca de su Hijo. 10 El que cree en el Hijo de Dios acepta este testimonio. El que no cree a Dios lo hace pasar por mentiroso, por no haber creído el testimonio que Dios ha dado acerca de su Hijo. 11 Y el testimonio es este: que Dios nos ha dado vida eterna y esa vida está en su Hijo. 12 El que tiene al Hijo, tiene la vida; el que no tiene al Hijo de Dios, no tiene la vida.

Observaciones finales

13 Escribo estas cosas a ustedes que creen en el nombre del Hijo de Dios, para que sepan que tienen vida eterna. 14 Esta es la confianza que tenemos al acercarnos a Dios: que, si pedimos cualquier cosa conforme a su voluntad, él nos oye. 15 Y si sabemos que Dios oye todas nuestras oraciones, podemos estar seguros de que ya tenemos lo que le hemos pedido.

16 Si alguno ve a su hermano cometer un pecado que no lleva a la muerte, ore por él y Dios le dará vida. Me refiero a quien comete un pecado que no lleva a la muerte. Hay pecado que sí lleva a la muerte y en ese caso no digo que se ore por él. 17 Toda maldad es pecado, pero hay pecado que no lleva a la muerte.

18 Sabemos que el que ha nacido de Dios no practica el pecado: Jesucristo, que nació de Dios, lo protege y el maligno no llega a tocarlo. 19 Sabemos que somos hijos de Dios y que el mundo entero está bajo el control del maligno. 20 También sabemos que el Hijo de Dios ha venido y nos ha dado entendimiento para que conozcamos al Verdadero. Y estamos con el Verdadero, con[b] su Hijo Jesucristo, que es Dios Verdadero y vida eterna.

21 Queridos hijos, apártense de los ídolos.

Footnotes

  1. 5:7-8 testimonio … Espíritu. Var. testimonio en el cielo: el Padre, el Verbo y el Espíritu Santo, y estos tres son uno. Y hay tres que dan testimonio en la tierra: el Espíritu (este pasaje se encuentra en mss. posteriores de la Vulgata, pero no está en ningún ms. griego anterior al siglo XIV).
  2. 5:20 con. Alt. por medio de.

1-3 Every person who believes that Jesus is, in fact, the Messiah, is God-born. If we love the One who conceives the child, we’ll surely love the child who was conceived. The reality test on whether or not we love God’s children is this: Do we love God? Do we keep his commands? The proof that we love God comes when we keep his commandments and they are not at all troublesome.

The Power That Brings the World to Its Knees

4-5 Every God-born person conquers the world’s ways. The conquering power that brings the world to its knees is our faith. The person who wins out over the world’s ways is simply the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God.

6-8 Jesus—the Divine Christ! He experienced a life-giving birth and a death-killing death. Not only birth from the womb, but baptismal birth of his ministry and sacrificial death. And all the while the Spirit is confirming the truth, the reality of God’s presence at Jesus’ baptism and crucifixion, bringing those occasions alive for us. A triple testimony: the Spirit, the Baptism, the Crucifixion. And the three in perfect agreement.

9-10 If we take human testimony at face value, how much more should we be reassured when God gives testimony as he does here, testifying concerning his Son. Whoever believes in the Son of God inwardly confirms God’s testimony. Whoever refuses to believe in effect calls God a liar, refusing to believe God’s own testimony regarding his Son.

11-12 This is the testimony in essence: God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son. So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life.

The Reality, Not the Illusion

13-15 My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God’s Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion. And how bold and free we then become in his presence, freely asking according to his will, sure that he’s listening. And if we’re confident that he’s listening, we know that what we’ve asked for is as good as ours.

16-17 For instance, if we see a Christian believer sinning (clearly I’m not talking about those who make a practice of sin in a way that is “fatal,” leading to eternal death), we ask for God’s help and he gladly gives it, gives life to the sinner whose sin is not fatal. There is such a thing as a fatal sin, and I’m not urging you to pray about that. Everything we do wrong is sin, but not all sin is fatal.

18-21 We know that none of the God-born makes a practice of sin—fatal sin. The God-born are also the God-protected. The Evil One can’t lay a hand on them. We know that we are held firm by God; it’s only the people of the world who continue in the grip of the Evil One. And we know that the Son of God came so we could recognize and understand the truth of God—what a gift!—and we are living in the Truth itself, in God’s Son, Jesus Christ. This Jesus is both True God and Real Life. Dear children, be on guard against all clever facsimiles.

Faith in the Incarnate Son of God

Everyone who believes(A) that Jesus is the Christ(B) is born of God,(C) and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.(D) This is how we know(E) that we love the children of God:(F) by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(G) And his commands are not burdensome,(H) for everyone born of God(I) overcomes(J) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.(K)

This is the one who came by water and blood(L)—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.(M) For there are three(N) that testify: the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. We accept human testimony,(O) but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God,(P) which he has given about his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.(Q) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,(R) because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,(S) and this life is in his Son.(T) 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(U)

Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(V) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(W) 14 This is the confidence(X) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(Y) 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know(Z) that we have what we asked of him.(AA)

16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life.(AB) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.(AC) I am not saying that you should pray about that.(AD) 17 All wrongdoing is sin,(AE) and there is sin that does not lead to death.(AF)

18 We know that anyone born of God(AG) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(AH) cannot harm them.(AI) 19 We know that we are children of God,(AJ) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(AK) 20 We know also that the Son of God has come(AL) and has given us understanding,(AM) so that we may know him who is true.(AN) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(AO)

21 Dear children,(AP) keep yourselves from idols.(AQ)

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:8 Late manuscripts of the Vulgate testify in heaven: the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)