Credinţa în Fiul lui Dumnezeu

Oricine crede că Isus este Cristosul este născut din Dumnezeu şi oricine iubeşte pe Cel Ce l-a născut iubeşte şi pe cel născut din El. Prin aceasta cunoaştem că-i iubim pe copiii lui Dumnezeu: prin faptul că Îl iubim pe Dumnezeu şi ascultăm de poruncile Lui. Căci aceasta este dragostea de Dumnezeu: să păzim poruncile Lui; şi poruncile Lui nu sunt grele, pentru că oricine este născut din Dumnezeu învinge lumea. Şi ceea ce a adus victorie asupra lumii este credinţa noastră. Cine este cel ce învinge lumea, dacă nu cel ce crede că Isus este Fiul lui Dumnezeu?!

Isus Cristos este Cel Ce a venit cu apă şi sânge. Nu doar cu apă, ci cu apă şi cu sânge. Duhul este Cel Ce depune mărturie, pentru că Duhul este adevărul. Căci trei sunt cei ce depun mărturie: Duhul[a], apa şi sângele; iar cei trei sunt una în mărturisirea lor. Dacă acceptăm mărturia oamenilor, mărturia lui Dumnezeu este mai mare, pentru că aceasta este mărturia lui Dumnezeu, pe care El a depus-o cu privire la Fiul Său. 10 Cel ce crede în Fiul lui Dumnezeu, are mărturia în el; cel ce nu-L crede pe Dumnezeu, L-a făcut mincinos, pentru că n-a crezut mărturia pe care Dumnezeu a depus-o cu privire la Fiul Său. 11 Şi mărturia este aceasta: Dumnezeu ne-a dat viaţă veşnică, şi această viaţă este în Fiul Său. 12 Cel care-L are pe Fiul, are viaţa; cel care nu-L are pe Fiul lui Dumnezeu, nu are viaţa.

Epilog

13 V-am scris aceste lucruri ca să ştiţi că voi, cei care credeţi în Numele Fiului lui Dumnezeu, aveţi viaţă veşnică. 14 Şi aceasta este îndrăzneala pe care o avem înaintea Lui: dacă cerem ceva după voia Lui, El ne ascultă. 15 Iar dacă ştim că ne ascultă, atunci orice Îi cerem, ştim că avem lucrurile pe care le-am cerut de la El.

16 Dacă cineva îl vede pe fratele său săvârşind un păcat care nu duce la moarte, să ceară, şi Dumnezeu îi va da viaţă – vorbesc despre cei al căror păcat nu duce la moarte. Există un păcat care duce la moarte; nu pentru acela spun să se roage. 17 Orice nedreptate este păcat, dar este păcat care nu duce la moarte.

18 Ştim că oricine este născut din Dumnezeu, nu trăieşte în păcat, ci pe cel născut din Dumnezeu, Acesta îl apără[b], iar cel rău nu se atinge de el. 19 Ştim că suntem din Dumnezeu şi că lumea întreagă zace în cel rău. 20 Şi ştim că Fiul lui Dumnezeu a venit şi ne-a dat pricepere ca să-L cunoaştem pe Cel Adevărat. Şi noi suntem în Cel Adevărat, în Fiul Său, Isus Cristos. El este adevăratul Dumnezeu şi viaţa veşnică. 21 Copilaşilor, feriţi-vă de idoli!

Footnotes

  1. 1 Ioan 5:8 Unele mss târzii ale VUL conţin: ce depun mărturie în cer: Tatăl, Cuvântul şi Duhul Sfânt. Şi trei sunt cei ce depun mărturie pe pământ: Duhul; este important de menţionat că această variantă textuală nu este întâlnită în nici un mss grecesc anterior sec. XVI
  2. 1 Ioan 5:18 Sensul propoziţiei în greacă este nesigur; sau: ci Cel născut din Dumnezeu îl apără; din punct de vedere al stilului ioanin, al sintaxei şi al contextului, varianta din text este mai probabilă

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)

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

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.

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

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.

10 He that believeth on 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.

11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

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 them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto 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.

19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.