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Overcoming the World

^1 (C1)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the ^(F1)Christ has been ^(C2)born of God, and everyone who loves the ^(F2)Father ^(C3)loves the child born of Him.^2 (C1)By this we know that ^(C2)we love the children of God, when we love God and ^(F1)follow His commandments.³ For ^(C1)this is the love of God, that we ^(C2)keep His commandments; and ^(C3)His commandments are not burdensome.⁴ For ^(F1)whoever has been ^(C1)born of God ^(C2)overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

⁵ Who is the one who overcomes the world, but the one who ^(C1)believes that Jesus is the Son of God?⁶ This is the One who came ^(C1)by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not ^(F1)with the water only, but ^(F1)with the water and ^(F1)with the blood. It is ^(C2)the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.⁷ For there are ^(C1)three that testify:^8 (F1)the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are ^(F2)in agreement.^9 (C1)If we receive the testimony of people, the testimony of God is greater; for the testimony of God is this, that ^(C2)He has testified concerning His Son.¹⁰ The one who believes in the Son of God ^(C1)has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has ^(C2)made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.¹¹ And the testimony is this, that God has given us ^(C1)eternal life, and ^(C2)this life is in His Son.^12 (C1)The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

This Is Written That You May Know

^13 (C1)These things I have written to you who ^(C2)believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have ^(C3)eternal life.¹⁴ This is ^(C1)the confidence which we have ^(F1)before Him, that, ^(C2)if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, ^(C1)we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

¹⁶ If anyone sees his brother or sister ^(F1)committing a sin not leading to death, ^(C1)he shall ask and ^(F2)God will, for him, give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. ^(C2)There is sin leading to death; ^(C3)I am not saying that he should ask about that.^17 (C1)All unrighteousness is sin, and ^(C2)there is sin not leading to death.

^18 (C1)We know that ^(C2)no one who has been born of God ^(F1)sins; but He who was born of God ^(C3)keeps him, and ^(C4)the evil one does not ^(C5)touch him.^19 (C1)We know that ^(C2)we are of God, and that ^(C3)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.²⁰ And ^(C1)we know that ^(C2)the Son of God has come, and has ^(C3)given us understanding so that we may know ^(C4)Him who is true; and we ^(C5)are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^(C6)This is the true God and ^(C7)eternal life.

^21 (C1)Little children, guard yourselves from ^(C2)idols.