1 John 5

1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.Cross-references: Matt 16:16 · John 1:12 · John 3:3 · John 6:69 · John 8:42 · John 15:23 · +16 more

2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.Cross-references: John 13:34 · John 15:17 · 1John 2:5 · 1John 3:22 · 1John 4:21

3For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.Cross-references: Ex 20:6 · Deut 5:10 · Deut 7:9 · Deut 10:12 · Ps 19:7 · Ps 119:45 · +18 more

4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.Cross-references: John 16:33 · Rom 8:35 · 1Cor 15:57 · 1John 2:13 · 1John 3:9 · 1John 4:4 · +11 more

5Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?Cross-references: 1John 4:15 · 1John 5:1

6This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.Cross-references: Lev 17:11 · Isa 45:3 · Ezek 36:25 · Zech 9:11 · Matt 26:28 · Mark 14:24 · +32 more

7For there are three who testify:Cross-references: Deut 6:4 · Ps 33:6 · Isa 48:16 · Isa 61:1 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 17:5 · +22 more

8the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one.Cross-references: Matt 26:26 · Matt 28:19 · Mark 14:56 · John 15:26 · Acts 2:2 · Acts 15:15 · +6 more

9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son.Cross-references: Matt 3:16 · Matt 17:5 · John 3:32 · John 5:31 · John 5:39 · John 8:17 · +6 more

10He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.Cross-references: Num 23:19 · Job 24:25 · Ps 25:14 · Prov 3:32 · Isa 53:1 · Jer 15:18 · +13 more

11The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.Cross-references: Matt 25:46 · John 1:4 · John 1:19 · John 1:32 · John 3:15 · John 3:36 · +30 more

12He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.Cross-references: Mark 16:16 · John 1:12 · John 3:15 · John 3:36 · John 5:24 · 1Cor 1:30 · +4 more

13These 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, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.Cross-references: John 1:12 · John 2:23 · John 3:18 · John 20:31 · John 21:24 · Acts 3:16 · +15 moreExamined: Quran & the Bible →

14This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.Cross-references: Job 34:28 · Ps 31:22 · Ps 34:17 · Ps 69:33 · Prov 15:29 · Jer 29:12 · +17 more

15And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.Cross-references: Prov 15:29 · Jer 15:12 · Mark 11:24 · Luke 11:9 · 1John 5:18

16If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.Cross-references: Gen 20:7 · Gen 20:17 · Ex 32:10 · Ex 32:31 · Ex 34:9 · Num 12:13 · +24 more

17All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.Cross-references: Deut 5:32 · Deut 12:32 · Isa 1:18 · Ezek 18:26 · Rom 5:20 · James 1:15 · +4 more

18We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.Cross-references: Ps 17:4 · Ps 18:23 · Ps 39:1 · Ps 119:101 · Prov 4:23 · John 1:13 · +22 more

19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.Cross-references: John 12:31 · John 14:30 · John 15:18 · John 16:11 · Rom 1:28 · Rom 3:9 · +20 more

20We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we 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.Cross-references: Isa 9:6 · Isa 44:6 · Isa 45:14 · Isa 45:21 · Isa 54:5 · Jer 10:10 · +42 moreExamined: Unitarianism →

21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.Cross-references: Ex 20:3 · Matt 6:13 · 1Cor 10:7 · 1Cor 10:14 · 2Cor 6:16 · 1Thess 1:9 · +4 more