| 1:6 |
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. |
If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. |
| 1:10 |
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. |
If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. |
| 2:1 |
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. |
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. |
| 2:3 |
We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. |
We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. |
| 2:4 |
The man who says, I know him, but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. |
Whoever says, I know him, but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. |
| 2:5 |
But if anyone obeys his word, Gods love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: |
But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: |
| 2:6 |
Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. |
Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. |
| 2:8 |
Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. |
Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. |
| 2:9 |
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. |
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. |
| 2:10 |
Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. |
Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. |
| 2:11 |
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him. |
But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. |
| 2:12 |
I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. |
I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. |
| 2:13 |
I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, dear children, because you have known the Father. |
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. |
| 2:14 |
I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. |
I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one. |
| 2:15 |
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. |
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. |
| 2:16 |
For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. |
For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. |
| 2:17 |
The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. |
The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. |
| 2:22 |
Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist—he denies the Father and the Son. |
Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son. |
| 2:24 |
See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. |
As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. |
| 2:25 |
And this is what he promised us—even eternal life. |
And this is what he promised us—eternal life. |
| 3:1 |
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. |
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. |
| 3:2 |
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. |
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. |
| 3:3 |
Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. |
All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. |
| 3:7 |
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. |
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. |
| 3:8 |
He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devils work. |
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devils work. |
| 3:9 |
No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because Gods seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. |
No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because Gods seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. |
| 3:10 |
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. |
This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not Gods child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister. |
| 3:11 |
This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. |
For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. |
| 3:13 |
Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. |
Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you. |
| 3:14 |
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death. |
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. |
| 3:15 |
Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. |
Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him. |
| 3:16 |
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. |
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. |
| 3:17 |
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? |
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? |
| 3:18 |
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. |
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. |
| 3:19 |
This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence |
This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: |
| 3:20 |
whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. |
If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. |
| 3:22 |
and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. |
and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. |
| 3:24 |
Those who obey his commands live in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. |
The one who keeps Gods commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us. |
| 4:13 |
We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. |
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. |
| 4:15 |
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God. |
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. |
| 4:16 |
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. |
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. |
| 4:17 |
In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. |
This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. |
| 4:20 |
If anyone says, I love God, yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. |
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. |
| 4:21 |
And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. |
And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. |
| 5:3 |
This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, |
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, |
| 5:5 |
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. |
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. |
| 5:9 |
We accept mans testimony, but Gods testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. |
We accept human testimony, but Gods testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son. |
| 5:10 |
Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his heart. Anyone who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. |
Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son. |
| 5:12 |
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. |
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. |
| 5:16 |
If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not lead to death, he should pray and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that he should pray about that. |
If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. |
| 5:18 |
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. |
We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one cannot harm them. |
| 5:20 |
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true—even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. |
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. |