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who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him. 2 This is how we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey His commands. 3 For this is love for God: that we obey His commands. And His commands are not burdensome, 4 for whatever has been born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
6 This is the One who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did come by water only, by water and by blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are in agreement. 9 We accept man’s testimony, but God’s testimony is greater, because it is the testimony that God has given about His Son. 10 Anyone who believes in the Son of God already has this testimony in his heart. But anyone who does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he does not believe the testimony that God has given about His Son. 11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son does not have life. 13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
14 Now this is the confidence we before God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that have received the requests we have asked of Him.
16 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should ask of God, and God will give life to him—that is, to those who commit sin that does not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death, but I am not saying that he should pray about that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.
18 We know that anyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One who was born of God protects him, and the Evil One cannot touch him. 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the control of the Evil One. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true. And we in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.