1 John 5

NEW JERUSALEM	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and whoever loves the father loves the son.	1 Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and every one who loves the parent loves the child.
2 In this way we know that we love God's children, when we love God and keep his commandments.	2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
3 This is what the love of God is: keeping his commandments. Nor are his commandments burdensome,	3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
4 because every child of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world --our faith.	4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.
5 Who can overcome the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?	5 Who is it that overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
6 He it is who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with water alone but with water and blood, andit is the Spirit that bears witness, for the Spirit is Truth.	6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood.
7 So there are three witnesses,	7 And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
8 the Spirit, water and blood; and the three of them coincide.	8 There are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree.
9 If we accept the testimony of human witnesses, God's testimony is greater, for this is God's testimonywhich he gave about his Son.	9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has borne witness to his Son.
10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him, and whoever does not believe ismaking God a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.	10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne to his Son.
11 This is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.	11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 Whoever has the Son has life, and whoever has not the Son of God has not life.	12 He who has the Son has life; he who has not the Son of God has not life.
13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that youhave eternal life.	13 I write this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.
14 Our fearlessness towards him consists in this, that if we ask anything in accordance with his wil hehears us.	14 And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
15 And if we know that he listens to whatever we ask him, we know that we already possess whatever wehave asked of him.	15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.
16 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that is not a deadly sin, he has only to pray, and God wil givelife to this brother -- provided that it is not a deadly sin. There is sin that leads to death and I am not saying youmust pray about that.	16 If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask, and God will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that.
17 Every kind of wickedness is sin, but not al sin leads to death.	17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal.
18 We are wel aware that no one who is a child of God sins, because he who was born from Godprotects him, and the Evil One has no hold over him.	18 We know that any one born of God does not sin, but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.
19 We are wel aware that we are from God, and the whole world is in the power of the Evil One.	19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is in the power of the evil one.
20 We are wel aware also that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that wemay know the One who is true. We are in the One who is true as we are in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the trueGod and this is eternal life. Children, be on your guard against false gods.	20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, to know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
	21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.