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12 Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Eternal Life

13 I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life—you that believe in the Son of God. 14 We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.

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12 Quem tem o Filho tem a vida; quem não tem o Filho de Deus não tem a vida.

13 Estas coisas vos escrevi, para que saibais que tendes a vida eterna e para que creiais no nome do Filho de Deus.

A eficácia da oração

14 E esta é a confiança que temos nele: que, se pedirmos alguma coisa, segundo a sua vontade, ele nos ouve.

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12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)

Concluding Affirmations

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God(B) so that you may know that you have eternal life.(C) 14 This is the confidence(D) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(E)

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12 (A)He who has the Son has [a]life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, [b]and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Confidence and Compassion in Prayer

14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that (B)if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:12 Or the life
  2. 1 John 5:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.