¹⁰ Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony.^(A) Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar,^(B) 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,^(C) and this life is in his Son.^{(D) 12} Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.^(E)

Concluding Affirmations

¹³ I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God^(F) so that you may know that you have eternal life.^{(G) 14} This is the confidence^(H) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.^{(I) 15} And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know^(J) that we have what we asked of him.^(K)

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.^(L) I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death.^(M) I am not saying that you should pray about that.^{(N) 17} All wrongdoing is sin,^(O) and there is sin that does not lead to death.^(P)

¹⁸ We know that anyone born of God^(Q) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one^(R) cannot harm them.^{(S) 19} We know that we are children of God,^(T) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.^{(U) 20} We know also that the Son of God has come^(V) and has given us understanding,^(W) so that we may know him who is true.^(X) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.^(Y)

²¹ Dear children,^(Z) keep yourselves from idols.^(AA)