| 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And every one that loveth him who begot, loveth him also who is born of him. | 1 Omnis qui credit quoniam Jesus est Christus, ex Deo natus est. Et omnis qui diligit eum qui genuit, diligit et eum qui natus est ex eo. |
| 2 In this we know that we love the children of God: when we love God, and keep his commandments. | 2 In hoc cognoscimus quoniam diligamus natos Dei, cum Deum diligamus, et mandata ejus faciamus. |
| 3 For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not heavy. | 3 Hæc est enim caritas Dei, ut mandata ejus custodiamus : et mandata ejus gravia non sunt. |
| 4 For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory which overcometh the world, our faith. | 4 Quoniam omne quod natum est ex Deo, vincit mundum : et hæc est victoria, quæ vincit mundum, fides nostra. |
| 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? | 5 Quis est, qui vincit mundum, nisi qui credit quoniam Jesus est Filius Dei ?
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| 6 This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the truth. | 6 Hic est, qui venit per aquam et sanguinem, Jesus Christus : non in aqua solum, sed in aqua et sanguine. Et Spiritus est, qui testificatur quoniam Christus est veritas. |
| 7 And there are three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one. | 7 Quoniam tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in cælo : Pater, Verbum, et Spiritus Sanctus : et hi tres unum sunt. |
| 8 And there are three that give testimony on earth: the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are one. | 8 Et tres sunt, qui testimonium dant in terra : spiritus, et aqua, et sanguis : et hi tres unum sunt. |
| 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater, because he hath testified of his Son. | 9 Si testimonium hominum accipimus, testimonium Dei majus est : quoniam hoc est testimonium Dei, quod majus est, quoniam testificatus est de Filio suo. |
| 10 He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of God in himself. He that believeth not the Son, maketh him a liar: because he believeth not in the testimony which God hath testified of his Son. | 10 Qui credit in Filium Dei, habet testimonium Dei in se. Qui non credit Filio, mendacem facit eum : quia non credit in testimonium quod testificatus est Deus de Filio suo. |
| 11 And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life. And this life is in his Son. | 11 Et hoc est testimonium, quoniam vitam æternam dedit nobis Deus : et hæc vita in Filio ejus est. |
| 12 He that hath the Son, hath life. He that hath not the Son, hath not life. | 12 Qui habet Filium, habet vitam : qui non habet Filium, vitam non habet.
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| 13 These things I write to you, that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God. | 13 Hæc scribo vobis ut sciatis quoniam vitam habetis æternam, qui creditis in nomine Filii Dei. |
| 14 And this is the confidence which we have towards him: That, whatsoever we shall ask according to his will, he heareth us. | 14 Et hæc est fiducia, quam habemus ad eum : quia quodcumque petierimus, secundum voluntatem ejus, audit nos. |
| 15 And we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask: we know that we have the petitions which we request of him. | 15 Et scimus quia audit nos quidquid petierimus : scimus quoniam habemus petitiones quas postulamus ab eo. |
| 16 He that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death, let him ask, and life shall be given to him, who sinneth not to death. There is a sin unto death: for that I say not that any man ask. | 16 Qui scit fratrem suum peccare peccatum non ad mortem, petat, et dabitur ei vita peccanti non ad mortem. Est peccatum ad mortem : non pro illo dico ut roget quis. |
| 17 All iniquity is sin. And there is a sin unto death. | 17 Omnis iniquitas, peccatum est : et est peccatum ad mortem. |
| 18 We know that whosoever is born of God, sinneth not: but the generation of God preserveth him, and the wicked one toucheth him not. | 18 Scimus quia omnis qui natus est ex Deo, non peccat : sed generatio Dei conservat eum, et malignus non tangit eum. |
| 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is seated in wickedness. | 19 Scimus quoniam ex Deo sumus : et mundus totus in maligno positus est. |
| 20 And we know that the Son of God is come: and he hath given us understanding that we may know the true God, and may be in his true Son. This is the true God and life eternal. | 20 Et scimus quoniam Filius Dei venit, et dedit nobis sensum ut cognoscamus verum Deum, et simus in vero Filio ejus. Hic est verus Deus, et vita æterna. |
| 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. | 21 Filioli, custodite vos a simulacris. Amen. |