⁵ Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.^(A)

⁶ This is the one who came by water and blood^(B)—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.^{(C) 7} For there are three^(D) that testify: ⁸ the^[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. ⁹ We accept human testimony,^(E) but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God,^(F) which he has given about his Son. ¹⁰ Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.^(G) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,^(H) 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,^(I) and this life is in his Son.^{(J) 12} Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.^(K)

Concluding Affirmations

¹³ I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God^(L) so that you may know that you have eternal life.^(M)

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy^(A)

¹² While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy.^[a](B) When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

¹³ Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.

¹⁴ Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone,^(C) but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded^(D) for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

¹⁵ Yet the news about him spread all the more,^(E) so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. ¹⁶ But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.^(F)