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Job 19-22
New King James Version
Job 19-22
New King James Version
Job Trusts in His Redeemer
19 Then Job answered and said:
2 “How long will you torment my soul,
And break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times you have [a]reproached me;
You are not ashamed that you [b]have wronged me.
4 And if indeed I have erred,
My error remains with me.
5 If indeed you (A)exalt yourselves against me,
And plead my disgrace against me,
6 Know then that (B)God has wronged me,
And has surrounded me with His net.
7 “If I cry out concerning [c]wrong, I am not heard.
If I cry aloud, there is no justice.
8 (C)He has [d]fenced up my way, so that I cannot pass;
And He has set darkness in my paths.
9 (D)He has stripped me of my glory,
And taken the crown from my head.
10 He breaks me down on every side,
And I am gone;
My (E)hope He has uprooted like a tree.
11 He has also kindled His wrath against me,
And (F)He counts me as one of His enemies.
12 His troops come together
And build up their road against me;
They encamp all around my tent.
13 “He(G) has removed my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14 My relatives have failed,
And my close friends have forgotten me.
15 Those who dwell in my house, and my maidservants,
Count me as a stranger;
I am an alien in their sight.
16 I call my servant, but he gives no answer;
I beg him with my mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife,
And I am [e]repulsive to the children of my own body.
18 Even (H)young children despise me;
I arise, and they speak against me.
19 (I)All my close friends abhor me,
And those whom I love have turned against me.
20 (J)My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh,
And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!
22 Why do you (K)persecute me as God does,
And are not satisfied with my flesh?
23 “Oh, that my words were written!
Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!
24 That they were engraved on a rock
With an iron pen and lead, forever!
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is [f]destroyed, this I know,
That (L)in my flesh I shall see God,
27 Whom I shall see for myself,
And my eyes shall behold, and not another.
How my [g]heart yearns within me!
28 If you should say, ‘How shall we persecute him?’—
Since the root of the matter is found in me,
29 Be afraid of the sword for yourselves;
For wrath brings the punishment of the sword,
That you may know there is a judgment.”
Zophar’s Sermon on the Wicked Man
20 Then (M)Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
Because of the turmoil within me.
3 I have heard the rebuke [h]that reproaches me,
And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
4 “Do you not know this of (N)old,
Since man was placed on earth,
5 (O)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (P)moment?
6 (Q)Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
And his head reaches to the clouds,
7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 He will fly away (R)like a dream, and not be found;
Yes, he (S)will be chased away like a vision of the night.
9 The eye that saw him will see him no more,
Nor will his place behold him anymore.
10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands will restore his wealth.
11 His bones are full of (T)his youthful vigor,
(U)But it will lie down with him in the dust.
12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
But still keeps it in his [i]mouth,
14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
It becomes cobra venom within him.
15 He swallows down riches
And vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue will slay him.
17 He will not see (V)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He will restore that for which he labored,
And will not swallow it down;
From the proceeds of business
He will get no enjoyment.
19 For he has [j]oppressed and forsaken the poor,
He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
20 “Because(W) he knows no quietness in his [k]heart,
He will not save anything he desires.
21 Nothing is left for him to eat;
Therefore his well-being will not last.
22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of [l]misery will come against him.
23 When he is about to fill his stomach,
God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
And will rain it on him while he is eating.
24 (X)He will flee from the iron weapon;
A bronze bow will pierce him through.
25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
Yes, (Y)the glittering point comes out of his [m]gall.
(Z)Terrors come upon him;
26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
(AA)An unfanned fire will consume him;
It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house will depart,
And his goods will flow away in the day of His (AB)wrath.
29 (AC)This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”
Job’s Discourse on the Wicked
21 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be your [n]consolation.
3 Bear with me that I may speak,
And after I have spoken, keep (AD)mocking.
4 “As for me, is my complaint against man?
And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
5 Look at me and be astonished;
(AE)Put your hand over your mouth.
6 Even when I remember I am terrified,
And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
7 (AF)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
(AG)Neither is [o]the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves (AH)without miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They (AI)spend their days in wealth,
And [p]in a moment go down to the [q]grave.
14 (AJ)Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 (AK)Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And (AL)what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
16 Indeed [r]their prosperity is not in their hand;
(AM)The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out?
How often does their destruction come upon them,
The sorrows God (AN)distributes in His anger?
18 (AO)They are like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that a storm [s]carries away.
19 They say, ‘God [t]lays up [u]one’s iniquity (AP)for his children’;
Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.
20 Let his eyes see his destruction,
And (AQ)let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21 For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?
22 “Can(AR) anyone teach God knowledge,
Since He judges those on high?
23 One dies in his full strength,
Being wholly at ease and secure;
24 His [v]pails are full of milk,
And the marrow of his bones is moist.
25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul,
Never having eaten with pleasure.
26 They (AS)lie down alike in the dust,
And worms cover them.
27 “Look, I know your thoughts,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
28 For you say,
‘Where is the house of the prince?
And where is [w]the tent,
The dwelling place of the wicked?’
29 Have you not asked those who travel the road?
And do you not know their signs?
30 (AT)For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
31 Who condemns his way to his face?
And who repays him for what he has done?
32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave,
And a vigil kept over the tomb.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him;
(AU)Everyone shall follow him,
As countless have gone before him.
34 How then can you comfort me with empty words,
Since [x]falsehood remains in your answers?”
Eliphaz Accuses Job of Wickedness
22 Then (AV)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Can(AW) a man be profitable to God,
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?
5 Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?
6 For you have (AX)taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (AY)have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But the [y]mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the [z]strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10 Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
11 Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of (AZ)water covers you.
12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 And you say, (BA)‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
14 (BB)Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,
16 Who (BC)were cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17 (BD)They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do to [aa]them?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 “The(BE) righteous see it and are glad,
And the innocent laugh at them:
20 ‘Surely our [ab]adversaries are cut down,
And the fire consumes their remnant.’
21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (BF)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive, please, (BG)instruction from His mouth,
And (BH)lay up His words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then you will (BI)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yes, the Almighty will be your [ac]gold
And your precious silver;
26 For then you will have your (BJ)delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
27 (BK)You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then (BL)He will save the humble person.
30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”
Footnotes
- Job 19:3 shamed or disgraced
- Job 19:3 A Jewish tradition make yourselves strange to me
- Job 19:7 violence
- Job 19:8 walled off my way
- Job 19:17 Lit. strange
- Job 19:26 Lit. struck off
- Job 19:27 Lit. kidneys
- Job 20:3 Lit. of my insulting correction
- Job 20:13 Lit. palate
- Job 20:19 crushed
- Job 20:20 Lit. belly
- Job 20:22 Or the wretched or sufferer
- Job 20:25 Gallbladder
- Job 21:2 comfort
- Job 21:9 The rod of God’s chastisement
- Job 21:13 Without lingering
- Job 21:13 Or Sheol
- Job 21:16 Lit. their goal
- Job 21:18 steals away
- Job 21:19 stores up
- Job 21:19 Lit. his
- Job 21:24 LXX, Vg. bowels; Syr. sides; Tg. breasts
- Job 21:28 Vg. omits the tent
- Job 21:34 faithlessness
- Job 22:8 Lit. man of arm
- Job 22:9 Lit. arms
- Job 22:17 LXX, Syr. us
- Job 22:20 LXX substance is
- Job 22:25 Ancient vss. suggest defense; MT gold, as in v. 24
Job 19-22
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Job 19-22
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Job
19 Then Job replied:
2 “How long will you torment(A) me
and crush(B) me with words?
3 Ten times(C) now you have reproached(D) me;
shamelessly you attack me.
4 If it is true that I have gone astray,
my error(E) remains my concern alone.
5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me(F)
and use my humiliation against me,
6 then know that God has wronged me(G)
and drawn his net(H) around me.(I)
7 “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response;(J)
though I call for help,(K) there is no justice.(L)
8 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(M)
he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(N)
9 He has stripped(O) me of my honor(P)
and removed the crown from my head.(Q)
10 He tears me down(R) on every side till I am gone;
he uproots my hope(S) like a tree.(T)
11 His anger(U) burns against me;
he counts me among his enemies.(V)
12 His troops advance in force;(W)
they build a siege ramp(X) against me
and encamp around my tent.(Y)
13 “He has alienated my family(Z) from me;
my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(AA)
14 My relatives have gone away;
my closest friends(AB) have forgotten me.
15 My guests(AC) and my female servants(AD) count me a foreigner;
they look on me as on a stranger.
16 I summon my servant, but he does not answer,
though I beg him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is offensive to my wife;
I am loathsome(AE) to my own family.
18 Even the little boys(AF) scorn me;
when I appear, they ridicule me.(AG)
19 All my intimate friends(AH) detest me;(AI)
those I love have turned against me.(AJ)
20 I am nothing but skin and bones;(AK)
I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.[a]
21 “Have pity on me, my friends,(AL) have pity,
for the hand of God has struck(AM) me.
22 Why do you pursue(AN) me as God does?(AO)
Will you never get enough of my flesh?(AP)
23 “Oh, that my words were recorded,
that they were written on a scroll,(AQ)
24 that they were inscribed with an iron tool(AR) on[b] lead,
or engraved in rock forever!(AS)
25 I know that my redeemer[c](AT) lives,(AU)
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.[d]
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet[e] in[f] my flesh I will see God;(AV)
27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes(AW)—I, and not another.
How my heart yearns(AX) within me!
28 “If you say, ‘How we will hound(AY) him,
since the root of the trouble lies in him,[g]’
29 you should fear the sword yourselves;
for wrath will bring punishment by the sword,(AZ)
and then you will know that there is judgment.[h]”(BA)
Zophar
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(BB) replied:
2 “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.(BC)
3 I hear a rebuke(BD) that dishonors me,
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4 “Surely you know how it has been from of old,(BE)
ever since mankind[i] was placed on the earth,
5 that the mirth of the wicked(BF) is brief,
the joy of the godless(BG) lasts but a moment.(BH)
6 Though the pride(BI) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(BJ)
and his head touches the clouds,(BK)
7 he will perish forever,(BL) like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(BM)
8 Like a dream(BN) he flies away,(BO) no more to be found,
banished(BP) like a vision of the night.(BQ)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.(BR)
10 His children(BS) must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.(BT)
11 The youthful vigor(BU) that fills his bones(BV)
will lie with him in the dust.(BW)
12 “Though evil(BX) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(BY)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(BZ)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(CA)
it will become the venom of serpents(CB) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(CC) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(CD) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(CE) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(CF)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(CG) flowing with honey(CH) and cream.(CI)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(CJ)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(CK)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(CL) and left them destitute;(CM)
he has seized houses(CN) he did not build.
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(CO)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(CP)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(CQ)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(CR)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(CS)
23 When he has filled his belly,(CT)
God will vent his burning anger(CU) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(CV)
24 Though he flees(CW) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(CX)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(CY) will come over him;(CZ)
26 total darkness(DA) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(DB) unfanned will consume him(DC)
and devour what is left in his tent.(DD)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(DE)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(DF)
rushing waters[j] on the day of God’s wrath.(DG)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(DH)
Job
21 Then Job replied:
2 “Listen carefully to my words;(DI)
let this be the consolation you give me.(DJ)
3 Bear with me while I speak,
and after I have spoken, mock on.(DK)
4 “Is my complaint(DL) directed to a human being?
Why should I not be impatient?(DM)
5 Look at me and be appalled;
clap your hand over your mouth.(DN)
6 When I think about this, I am terrified;(DO)
trembling seizes my body.(DP)
7 Why do the wicked live on,
growing old and increasing in power?(DQ)
8 They see their children established around them,
their offspring before their eyes.(DR)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;(DS)
the rod of God is not on them.(DT)
10 Their bulls never fail to breed;
their cows calve and do not miscarry.(DU)
11 They send forth their children as a flock;(DV)
their little ones dance about.
12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(DW)
they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(DX)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(DY)
and go down to the grave(DZ) in peace.[k](EA)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(EB)
We have no desire to know your ways.(EC)
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(ED)
16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(EE)
17 “Yet how often is the lamp of the wicked snuffed out?(EF)
How often does calamity(EG) come upon them,
the fate God allots in his anger?(EH)
18 How often are they like straw before the wind,
like chaff(EI) swept away(EJ) by a gale?(EK)
19 It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’(EL)
Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!(EM)
20 Let their own eyes see their destruction;(EN)
let them drink(EO) the cup of the wrath of the Almighty.(EP)
21 For what do they care about the families they leave behind(EQ)
when their allotted months(ER) come to an end?(ES)
22 “Can anyone teach knowledge to God,(ET)
since he judges even the highest?(EU)
23 One person dies in full vigor,(EV)
completely secure and at ease,(EW)
24 well nourished(EX) in body,[l]
bones(EY) rich with marrow.(EZ)
25 Another dies in bitterness of soul,(FA)
never having enjoyed anything good.
26 Side by side they lie in the dust,(FB)
and worms(FC) cover them both.(FD)
27 “I know full well what you are thinking,
the schemes by which you would wrong me.
28 You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great,(FE)
the tents where the wicked lived?’(FF)
29 Have you never questioned those who travel?
Have you paid no regard to their accounts—
30 that the wicked are spared from the day of calamity,(FG)
that they are delivered from[m] the day of wrath?(FH)
31 Who denounces their conduct to their face?
Who repays them for what they have done?(FI)
32 They are carried to the grave,
and watch is kept over their tombs.(FJ)
33 The soil in the valley is sweet to them;(FK)
everyone follows after them,
and a countless throng goes[n] before them.(FL)
34 “So how can you console me(FM) with your nonsense?
Nothing is left of your answers but falsehood!”(FN)
Eliphaz
22 Then Eliphaz the Temanite(FO) replied:
2 “Can a man be of benefit to God?(FP)
Can even a wise person benefit him?(FQ)
3 What pleasure(FR) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?(FS)
What would he gain if your ways were blameless?(FT)
4 “Is it for your piety that he rebukes you
and brings charges against you?(FU)
5 Is not your wickedness great?
Are not your sins(FV) endless?(FW)
6 You demanded security(FX) from your relatives for no reason;(FY)
you stripped people of their clothing, leaving them naked.(FZ)
7 You gave no water(GA) to the weary
and you withheld food from the hungry,(GB)
8 though you were a powerful man, owning land(GC)—
an honored man,(GD) living on it.(GE)
9 And you sent widows(GF) away empty-handed(GG)
and broke the strength of the fatherless.(GH)
10 That is why snares(GI) are all around you,(GJ)
why sudden peril terrifies you,(GK)
11 why it is so dark(GL) you cannot see,
and why a flood of water covers you.(GM)
12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(GN)
And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(GO)
Does he judge through such darkness?(GP)
14 Thick clouds(GQ) veil him, so he does not see us(GR)
as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(GS)
15 Will you keep to the old path
that the wicked(GT) have trod?(GU)
16 They were carried off before their time,(GV)
their foundations(GW) washed away by a flood.(GX)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’(GY)
18 Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things,(GZ)
so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.(HA)
19 The righteous see their ruin and rejoice;(HB)
the innocent mock(HC) them, saying,
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed,(HD)
and fire(HE) devours their wealth.’
21 “Submit to God and be at peace(HF) with him;(HG)
in this way prosperity will come to you.(HH)
22 Accept instruction from his mouth(HI)
and lay up his words(HJ) in your heart.(HK)
23 If you return(HL) to the Almighty, you will be restored:(HM)
If you remove wickedness far from your tent(HN)
24 and assign your nuggets(HO) to the dust,
your gold(HP) of Ophir(HQ) to the rocks in the ravines,(HR)
25 then the Almighty will be your gold,(HS)
the choicest silver for you.(HT)
26 Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty(HU)
and will lift up your face(HV) to God.(HW)
27 You will pray to him,(HX) and he will hear you,(HY)
and you will fulfill your vows.(HZ)
28 What you decide on will be done,(IA)
and light(IB) will shine on your ways.(IC)
29 When people are brought low(ID) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
then he will save the downcast.(IE)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(IF)
who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(IG)
Footnotes
- Job 19:20 Or only by my gums
- Job 19:24 Or and
- Job 19:25 Or vindicator
- Job 19:25 Or on my grave
- Job 19:26 Or And after I awake, / though this body has been destroyed, / then
- Job 19:26 Or destroyed, / apart from
- Job 19:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts me
- Job 19:29 Or sword, / that you may come to know the Almighty
- Job 20:4 Or Adam
- Job 20:28 Or The possessions in his house will be carried off, / washed away
- Job 21:13 Or in an instant
- Job 21:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
- Job 21:30 Or wicked are reserved for the day of calamity, / that they are brought forth to
- Job 21:33 Or them, / as a countless throng went
1 John 5
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1 John 5
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Obedience by Faith
5 Whoever believes that (A)Jesus is the Christ is (B)born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and (C)keep His commandments. 3 (D)For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And (E)His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For (F)whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that (G)has overcome the world—[a]our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but (H)he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
The Certainty of God’s Witness
6 This is He who came (I)by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. (J)And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear witness [b]in heaven: the Father, (K)the Word, and the Holy Spirit; (L)and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: (M)the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
9 If we receive (N)the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; (O)for this is the witness of [c]God which He has testified of His Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God (P)has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God (Q)has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 (R)He who has the Son has [d]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, [e]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 (S)if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and (T)He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. (U)There is sin leading to death. (V)I do not say that he should pray about that. 17 (W)All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
Knowing the True—Rejecting the False
18 We know that (X)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God (Y)keeps[f] [g]himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and (Z)the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.
20 And we know that the (AA)Son of God has come and (AB)has given us an understanding, (AC)that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. (AD)This is the true God (AE)and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Footnotes
- 1 John 5:4 M your
- 1 John 5:7 NU, M omit the words from in heaven (v. 7) through on earth (v. 8). Only 4 or 5 very late mss. contain these words in Greek.
- 1 John 5:9 NU God, that
- 1 John 5:12 Or the life
- 1 John 5:13 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
- 1 John 5:18 guards
- 1 John 5:18 NU him
1 John 5
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1 John 5
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Faith in the Incarnate Son of God
5 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) 2 This is how we know(E) that we love the children of God:(F) by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands.(G) And his commands are not burdensome,(H) 4 for everyone born of God(I) overcomes(J) the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.(K)
6 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) 7 For there are three(N) that testify: 8 the[a] Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement. 9 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)
Footnotes
- 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. 8 And there are three that testify on earth: the (not found in any Greek manuscript before the fourteenth century)
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