1 John 5:13-21

English Standard Version

That You May Know

¹³I write ^(A)these things to you who ^(B)believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. ¹⁴And this is ^(C)the confidence that we have toward him, that ^(D)if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. ¹⁵And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.

¹⁶If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and ^(E)God^[a] will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. ^(F)There is sin that leads to death; ^(G)I do not say that one should pray for that. ¹⁷^(H)All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.

¹⁸We know that ^(I)everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but ^(J)he who was born of God ^(K)protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

¹⁹We know that we are from God, and ^(L)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

²⁰And we know that the Son of God has come and ^(M)has given us understanding, so that we may know ^(N)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and ^(O)eternal life. ²¹Little children, ^(P)keep yourselves from idols.