1 John 5
King James Version
5 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.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 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.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
9 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.
1 John 5
GOD’S WORD Translation
Those Who Believe in Jesus Are God’s Children
5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God. Everyone who loves the Father also loves his children. 2 We know that we love God’s children when we love God by obeying his commandments. 3 To love God means that we obey his commandments. Obeying his commandments isn’t difficult 4 because everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world. 5 Who wins the victory over the world? Isn’t it the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 This Son of God is Jesus Christ, who came by water and blood. He didn’t come with water only, but with water and with blood. The Spirit is the one who verifies this, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 There are three witnesses: [a] 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These three witnesses agree.
9 We accept human testimony. God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony that he has given about his Son. 10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony of God in them. Those who don’t believe God have made God a liar. They haven’t believed the testimony that God has given about his Son.
11 This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is found in his Son. 12 The person who has the Son has this life. The person who doesn’t have the Son of God doesn’t have this life.
Conclusion
13 I’ve written this to those who believe in the Son of God so that they will know that they have eternal life.
14 We are confident that God listens to us if we ask for anything that has his approval. 15 We know that he listens to our requests. So we know that we already have what we ask him for.
16 If you see another believer committing a sin that doesn’t lead to death, you should pray that God would give that person life. This is true for those who commit sins that don’t lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I’m not telling you to pray about that. 17 Every kind of wrongdoing is sin, yet there are sins that don’t lead to death.
18 We know that those who have been born from God don’t go on sinning. Rather, the Son of God protects them, and the evil one can’t harm them.
19 We know that we are from God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
20 We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we know the real God. We are in the one who is real, his Son Jesus Christ. This Jesus Christ is the real God and eternal life.
21 Dear children, guard yourselves from false gods.
Footnotes
- 5:7 Four very late manuscripts add verses 7b–8a: “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. These three witnesses agree. And there are three witnesses on earth:”
1 John 5
English Standard Version
Overcoming the World
5 (A)Everyone who believes that (B)Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and (C)everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 (D)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For (E)this is the love of God, that we (F)keep his commandments. And (G)his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For (H)everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—(I)our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes (J)that Jesus is the Son of God?
Testimony Concerning the Son of God
6 This is he who came (K)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And (L)the Spirit is the one who testifies, because (M)the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. 9 (N)If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God (O)that he has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God (P)has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God (Q)has made him a liar, (R)because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us (S)eternal life, and (T)this life is in his Son. 12 (U)Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
That You May Know
13 I write (V)these things to you who (W)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 14 And this is (X)the confidence that we have toward him, that (Y)if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and (Z)God[a] will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. (AA)There is sin that leads to death; (AB)I do not say that one should pray for that. 17 (AC)All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
18 We know that (AD)everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but (AE)he who was born of God (AF)protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are from God, and (AG)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (AH)has given us understanding, so that we may know (AI)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (AJ)eternal life. 21 Little children, (AK)keep yourselves from idols.
Footnotes
- 1 John 5:16 Greek he
요한일서 5
Korean Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
하나님의 자녀들이 세상을 이기다
5 누구든지 예수께서 그리스도이심을 믿는 사람은 모두 하나님께로부터 난 사람입니다. 그리고 아버지 된 이를 사랑하는 사람은 모두 그 아버지의 자녀도 사랑합니다. 2 우리가 하나님을 사랑하고 그분의 명령을 따르면, 이것으로써 우리가 하나님의 자녀들을 사랑한다는 것을 알 수 있습니다. 3 하나님의 계명에 순종하는 것이 곧 하나님에 대한 사랑입니다. 그리고 하나님의 계명은 우리가 지키기에 너무 힘든 것이 아닙니다. 4 누구든지 하나님께로부터 난 사람은 모두 세상을 이기기 때문입니다. 우리가 세상을 이길 수 있는 것은 우리의 믿음 때문입니다. 5 그러니 세상을 이기는 사람이 누구입니까? 오로지 예수께서 하나님의 아들이심을 믿는 그 사람뿐입니다.
하나님께서 아들에 대해 우리에게 말씀하셨다
6 물과 피로[a] 우리에게 오신 분은 예수 그리스도이십니다. 그분은 물로만 오신 것이 아니라, 물과 피로 오셨습니다. 그리고 이것을 증언하시는 분은 성령이십니다. 성령은 진리이시기 때문입니다. 7 예수에 대하여 증언하는 이가 셋 있습니다. 8 곧 성령과, 그분이 받으신 세례의 물과, 그분이 당하신 죽음의 피입니다. 이 셋의 증언이 한가지로 똑같습니다. 9 우리는 사람의 증언도 받아들입니다. 그렇다면 하나님의 증언은 훨씬 믿을 만한 증언으로 받아들여야 합니다. 그것은 하나님께서 친히 당신의 아들에 관하여 해 주신 증언이기 때문입니다. 10 하나님의 아들을 믿는 사람은 하나님의 이 증언을 마음에 간직하고 있습니다. 하나님의 말씀을 믿지 않는 사람은 하나님을 거짓말쟁이로 만듭니다. 그런 사람은 하나님께서 당신의 아들에 관하여 해 주신 증언을 믿지 않기 때문입니다. 11 하나님께서 당신의 아들에 관하여 하신 증언은 이것입니다. 하나님께서 우리에게 영원한 생명을 주셨다는 것과, 그 생명이 그 아들 안에 있다는 것입니다. 12 그러므로 하나님의 아들을 모신 사람은 이 영원한 생명을 가진 사람이고, 그 아들을 모시지 않은 사람은 생명을 가지지 못한 사람입니다.
우리는 지금 영원한 생명을 누린다
13 나는 하나님의 아들의 이름을 믿는 여러분에게 이 글을 씁니다. 그것은, 여러분이 영원한 생명을 가졌다는 것을 여러분 자신이 알게 하려는 것입니다. 14 그리고 우리는 확신합니다. 우리가 하나님의 뜻에 맞게 청하는 것을 하나님께서 들어주신다는 것입니다. 15 우리가 무엇을 청하든지 하나님께서 다 들어주신다는 것을 알고 있으니, 우리가 청한 것은 이미 모두 받은 것이나 다름없습니다.
16 어떤 형제가 죄짓는 것을 보거든 그 형제를 위해서 기도하십시오. 그 형제의 지은 죄가 죽음에 이르게 하는 죄가 아니라면 하나님께서 그 형제에게 생명을 주실 것입니다. 그러나 죄에는 죽음에 이르게 하는 죄가 있습니다. 이런 죄를 지은 형제를 위해 기도하라는 말은 아닙니다. 17 의롭지 못한 일은 모두 죄입니다. 그러나 이 모든 죄가 다 죽음에 이르게 하지는 않습니다.
18 누구든지 하나님께로부터 난 사람들은 계속하여 죄를 짓지 않는다는 것을 우리는 알고 있습니다. 하나님의 아들[b]이 그 사람을 지켜 주시니, 악마가 그를 해치지 못합니다. 19 우리는, 우리가 하나님의 자녀라는 것과 온 세상은 악마의 다스림을 받고 있다는 것을 알고 있습니다. 20 또한 하나님의 아들이 오셨다는 것과, 우리로 하여금 참되신 하나님을 알게 하시려고 그분이 우리에게 이해력을 주셨다는 것도 알고 있습니다. 그리고 우리는 참되신 분 곧 하나님의 아들 예수 그리스도 안에서 살고 있습니다. 그분이야말로 참 하나님이시며 영원한 생명이십니다.
21 나의 어린 자녀들이여, 거짓 신들을 멀리하십시오.
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