⁴¹ He first *found his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the ^(A)Messiah” (which translated means ^[a]Christ).

²⁵ The woman *said to Him, “I know that ^(A)Messiah is coming (^(B)He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.”

³¹ but these have been written ^(A)so that you may believe that Jesus is the ^[a]Christ, ^(B)the Son of God; and that by ^(C)believing you may have life in His name.

¹¹ for today in the city of David there has been born for you a ^(A)Savior, who is ^[a](B)Christ ^(C)the Lord.

Overcoming the World

5 ^(A)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the ^[a]Christ has been ^(B)born of God, and everyone who loves the ^[b]Father ^(C)loves the child born of Him.