1 John 5:13-21

Contemporary English Version

Knowing about Eternal Life

¹³ All of you have faith in the Son of God, and I have written to let you know you have eternal life. ¹⁴ We are certain God will hear our prayers when we ask for what pleases him. ¹⁵ And if we know God listens when we pray, we are sure our prayers have already been answered.

¹⁶ Suppose you see one of our people commit a sin that isn't a deadly sin. You can pray, and this person will be given eternal life. But the sin must not be one that is deadly. ¹⁷ Everything that is wrong is sin, but not all sins are deadly.

¹⁸ We are sure God's children do not keep on sinning. God's own Son protects them, and the devil cannot harm them.

¹⁹ We are certain we come from God and the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.

²⁰ We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.

²¹ Children, you must stay away from idols.