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\BibleBook{Yochanan’s First Letter}

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\BibleMainTitle{Yochanan’s First Letter }
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\chapterNumber{1}That|strong="G3739" which|strong="G3739" was|strong="G1510" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746", that|strong="G3739" which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G1510" heard|strong="G0191", that|strong="G3739" which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G1510" seen|strong="G3708" with|strong="G0575" our|strong="G2532" eyes|strong="G3788", that|strong="G3739" which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" saw|strong="G3708", and|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2532" hands|strong="G5495" touched|strong="G5584", concerning|strong="G4012" the|strong="G3588" Word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G3056" life|strong="G2222" 
\verseNumber{2}(and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" life|strong="G2222" was|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5319", and|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G1510" seen|strong="G3708", and|strong="G2532" testify|strong="G3140", and|strong="G2532" declare to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210" the|strong="G3588" life|strong="G2222", the|strong="G3588" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222", which|strong="G3748" was|strong="G1510" with|strong="G4314" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962", and|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5319" to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G3708"); 
\verseNumber{3}that|strong="G3739" which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" seen|strong="G3708" and|strong="G2532" heard|strong="G0191" we|strong="G2249" declare to|strong="G2443" you|strong="G5210", that|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" also|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" fellowship|strong="G2842" with|strong="G3326" us|strong="G3708". Yes|strong="G1161", and|strong="G2532" our|strong="G2424" fellowship|strong="G2842" is|strong="G3739" with|strong="G3326" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" with|strong="G3326" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207", Yeshua the|strong="G3588" Messiah|strong="G5547".\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{1:3  }“Messiah” means “Anointed One”.} 
\verseNumber{4}And|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" write|strong="G1125" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" to|strong="G2443" you|strong="G1510", that|strong="G2443" our|strong="G2532" joy|strong="G5479" may|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1510" fulfilled|strong="G4137". 
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\verseNumber{5}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" message|strong="G0031" which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G3739" have|strong="G1510" heard|strong="G0191" from|strong="G0575" him|strong="G0846" and|strong="G2532" announce|strong="G0312" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210", that|strong="G3754" God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" light|strong="G5457", and|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" is|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3756" darkness|strong="G4653" at|strong="G1722" all|strong="G3588". 
\verseNumber{6}If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G1437" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G1437" have|strong="G2192" fellowship|strong="G2842" with|strong="G3326" him|strong="G0846" and|strong="G2532" walk|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4655", we|strong="G1437" lie|strong="G5574" and|strong="G2532" don’t|strong="G3756" tell|strong="G3004" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225". 
\verseNumber{7}But|strong="G1161" if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" walk|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" light|strong="G5457" as|strong="G5613" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" light|strong="G5457", we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" fellowship|strong="G2842" with|strong="G3326" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" blood|strong="G0129" of|strong="G5207" Yeshua the|strong="G3956" Messiah his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207", cleanses|strong="G2511" us|strong="G1722" from|strong="G0575" all|strong="G3956" sin|strong="G0266". 
\verseNumber{8}If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" no|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0266", we|strong="G2249" deceive|strong="G4105" ourselves|strong="G1438", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G3004". 
\verseNumber{9}If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" confess|strong="G3670" our|strong="G2532" sins|strong="G0266", he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" faithful|strong="G4103" and|strong="G2532" righteous|strong="G1342" to|strong="G2443" forgive|strong="G0863" us|strong="G0863" the|strong="G3956" sins|strong="G0266" and|strong="G2532" to|strong="G2443" cleanse|strong="G2511" us|strong="G0863" from|strong="G0575" all|strong="G3956" unrighteousness|strong="G0093". 
\verseNumber{10}If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" haven’t sinned|strong="G0264", we|strong="G2249" make|strong="G4160" him|strong="G0846" a|strong="G1510" liar|strong="G5583", and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" word|strong="G3056" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G3004". 
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\chapterNumber{2}My|strong="G2192" little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", I|strong="G1473" write|strong="G1125" these|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210" so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3361" sin|strong="G0264". If|strong="G1437" anyone|strong="G5100" sins|strong="G0264", we|strong="G1437" have|strong="G2192" a|strong="G2192" Counselor\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:1  }Greek παρακλητον: Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, and Comforter.} with|strong="G4314" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962", Yeshua the|strong="G3588" Messiah|strong="G5547", the|strong="G3588" righteous|strong="G1342". 
\verseNumber{2}And|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" atoning sacrifice\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:2  }“atoning sacrifice” is from the Greek “ιλασμος”, an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation—the sacrifice that turns away God’s wrath because of our sin. } for|strong="G4012" our|strong="G2532" sins|strong="G0266", and|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" for|strong="G4012" ours|strong="G1473" only|strong="G3440", but|strong="G1161" also|strong="G2532" for|strong="G4012" the|strong="G3588" whole|strong="G3650" world|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{3}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G3778" how|strong="G3754" we|strong="G1437" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G1437" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G0846": if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G1437" keep|strong="G5083" his|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785". 
\verseNumber{4}One|strong="G3778" who|strong="G3588" says|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G0846",” and|strong="G2532" doesn’t|strong="G3756" keep|strong="G5083" his|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785", is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G1510" liar|strong="G5583", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" isn’t|strong="G3756" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{5}But|strong="G1161" God’s|strong="G2316" love|strong="G0026" has|strong="G2316" most certainly|strong="G0230" been|strong="G1510" perfected|strong="G5048" in|strong="G1722" whoever|strong="G3739" keeps|strong="G5083" his|strong="G0846" word|strong="G3056". This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" how|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3739" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3739" are|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846": 
\verseNumber{6}he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" says|strong="G3004" he|strong="G2532" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" ought|strong="G3784" himself|strong="G0846" also|strong="G2532" to|strong="G3004" walk|strong="G4043" just|strong="G2531" like|strong="G3779" he|strong="G2532" walked|strong="G4043". 
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\verseNumber{7}Brothers, I|strong="G3739" write|strong="G1125" no|strong="G3756" new|strong="G2537" commandment|strong="G1785" to|strong="G0191" you|strong="G5210", but|strong="G0235" an|strong="G2192" old|strong="G3820" commandment|strong="G1785" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" had|strong="G2192" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746". The|strong="G3588" old|strong="G3820" commandment|strong="G1785" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" word|strong="G3056" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" heard|strong="G0191" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746". 
\verseNumber{8}Again|strong="G3825", I|strong="G3739" write|strong="G1125" a|strong="G1510" new|strong="G2537" commandment|strong="G1785" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210", which|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" true|strong="G0228" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" and|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", because|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4653" is|strong="G1510" passing|strong="G3855" away|strong="G3855" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" true|strong="G0228" light|strong="G5457" already|strong="G2235" shines|strong="G5316". 
\verseNumber{9}He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" says|strong="G3004" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" light|strong="G5457" and|strong="G2532" hates|strong="G3404" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4653" even|strong="G2532" until|strong="G2193" now|strong="G2532". 
\verseNumber{10}He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" loves|strong="G0025" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" light|strong="G5457", and|strong="G2532" there|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3756" occasion for|strong="G1722" stumbling|strong="G4625" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{11}But|strong="G1161" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" hates|strong="G3404" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4653", and|strong="G2532" walks|strong="G4043" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4653", and|strong="G2532" doesn’t|strong="G3756" know|strong="G1492" where|strong="G4226" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" going|strong="G5217", because|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" darkness|strong="G4653" has|strong="G3748" blinded|strong="G5186" his|strong="G0846" eyes|strong="G3788". 
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\verseNumber{12}I|strong="G3754" write|strong="G1125" to|strong="G0846" you|strong="G5210", little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", because|strong="G3754" your|strong="G0863" sins|strong="G0266" are|strong="G3588" forgiven|strong="G0863" you|strong="G5210" for|strong="G3754" his|strong="G0846" name’s|strong="G3686" sake|strong="G1223". 
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\verseNumber{13}I|strong="G3754" write|strong="G1125" to|strong="G1097" you|strong="G5210", fathers|strong="G3962", because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G1097" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746". 
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I|strong="G3754" write|strong="G1125" to|strong="G1097" you|strong="G5210", young|strong="G3495" men|strong="G3495", because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G3748" overcome|strong="G3528" the|strong="G3588" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3588". 
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I|strong="G3754" write|strong="G1125" to|strong="G1097" you|strong="G5210", little children|strong="G3813", because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G1097" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962". 
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\verseNumber{14}I|strong="G2532" have|strong="G1510" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210", fathers|strong="G3962", because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746". 
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I|strong="G2532" have|strong="G1510" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210", young|strong="G3495" men|strong="G3495", because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G1510" strong|strong="G2478", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" word|strong="G3056" of|strong="G3056" God|strong="G2316" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G1510" overcome|strong="G3528" the|strong="G3588" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3588". 
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\verseNumber{15}Don’t|strong="G3756" love|strong="G0026" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" or|strong="G3366" the|strong="G3588" things|strong="G0846" that|strong="G0846" are|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889". If|strong="G1437" anyone|strong="G5100" loves|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889", the|strong="G3588" Father’s|strong="G3962" love|strong="G0026" isn’t|strong="G3756" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{16}For|strong="G3754" all|strong="G3956" that|strong="G3754" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" world|strong="G2889"—the|strong="G3956" lust|strong="G1939" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3956" flesh|strong="G4561", the|strong="G3956" lust|strong="G1939" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3956" eyes|strong="G3788", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" pride|strong="G0212" of|strong="G1537" life|strong="G0979"—isn’t|strong="G3756" the|strong="G3956" Father’s|strong="G3962", but|strong="G0235" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" world’s|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{17}The|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" is|strong="G2316" passing|strong="G3855" away|strong="G3855" with|strong="G2316" its|strong="G0846" lusts|strong="G1939", but|strong="G1161" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" does|strong="G4160" God’s|strong="G2316" will|strong="G2307" remains|strong="G3306" forever|strong="G0165". 
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\verseNumber{18}Little children|strong="G3813", these|strong="G3748" are|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" end|strong="G2078" times, and|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" you|strong="G3754" heard|strong="G0191" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G2532" Anti-messiah is|strong="G1510" coming|strong="G2064", even|strong="G2532" now|strong="G3568" many|strong="G4183" anti-messiahs have|strong="G1510" arisen. By|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3748" we|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" it|strong="G0191" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G2532" final|strong="G2078" hour|strong="G5610". 
\verseNumber{19}They|strong="G3754" went|strong="G1831" out|strong="G1831" from|strong="G1537" us|strong="G1537", but|strong="G0235" they|strong="G3754" didn’t|strong="G3756" belong|strong="G1510" to|strong="G2443" us|strong="G1537"; for|strong="G1063" if|strong="G1487" they|strong="G3754" had|strong="G1510" belonged|strong="G1537" to|strong="G2443" us|strong="G1537", they|strong="G3754" would|strong="G0302" have|strong="G1510" continued with|strong="G3326" us|strong="G1537". But|strong="G0235" they|strong="G3754" left|strong="G1831", that|strong="G3754" they|strong="G3754" might|strong="G3956" be|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5319" that|strong="G3754" none|strong="G3756" of|strong="G1537" them|strong="G3326" belong|strong="G1510" to|strong="G2443" us|strong="G1537". 
\verseNumber{20}You|strong="G5210" have|strong="G2192" an|strong="G2192" anointing|strong="G5545" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3956" Holy|strong="G0040" One|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" all|strong="G3956" have|strong="G2192" knowledge.\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{2:20  }Or, “know what is true”, or, “know all things”} 
\verseNumber{21}I|strong="G2532" have|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" don’t|strong="G3756" know|strong="G1492" the|strong="G3956" truth|strong="G0225", but|strong="G0235" because|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" know|strong="G1492" it|strong="G0846", and|strong="G2532" because|strong="G3754" no|strong="G3756" lie|strong="G5579" is|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3956" truth|strong="G0225". 
\verseNumber{22}Who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" liar|strong="G5583" but|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" denies|strong="G0720" that|strong="G3754" Yeshua is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" Messiah|strong="G5547"? This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" Anti-messiah, he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" denies|strong="G0720" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207". 
\verseNumber{23}Whoever|strong="G3588" denies|strong="G0720" the|strong="G3956" Son|strong="G5207" doesn’t have|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3956" Father|strong="G3962". He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" confesses|strong="G3670" the|strong="G3956" Son|strong="G5207" has|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3956" Father|strong="G3962" also|strong="G2532". 
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\verseNumber{24}Therefore, as|strong="G1722" for|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", let|strong="G3306" that|strong="G3739" remain|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" heard|strong="G0191" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746". If|strong="G1437" that|strong="G3739" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" heard|strong="G0191" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", you|strong="G5210" also|strong="G2532" will|strong="G3739" remain|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207", and|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962". 
\verseNumber{25}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" promise|strong="G1860" which|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" promised|strong="G1861" us, the|strong="G3588" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222". 
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\verseNumber{26}These|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" I|strong="G3778" have|strong="G1125" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G3778" you|strong="G5210" concerning|strong="G4012" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" would lead you|strong="G5210" astray|strong="G4105". 
\verseNumber{27}As|strong="G5613" for|strong="G4012" you|strong="G5210", the|strong="G3956" anointing|strong="G5545" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G5210" received|strong="G2983" from|strong="G0575" him|strong="G0846" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210", and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" don’t|strong="G3756" need|strong="G5532" for|strong="G4012" anyone|strong="G5100" to|strong="G2443" teach|strong="G1321" you|strong="G5210". But|strong="G0235" as|strong="G5613" his|strong="G0846" anointing|strong="G5545" teaches|strong="G1321" you|strong="G5210" concerning|strong="G4012" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956", and|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" true|strong="G0227", and|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3756" lie|strong="G5579", and|strong="G2532" even|strong="G2532" as|strong="G5613" it|strong="G0846" taught|strong="G1321" you|strong="G5210", you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G1510" remain|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
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\verseNumber{28}Now|strong="G3568", little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", remain|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846", that|strong="G2443" when|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" appears|strong="G5319", we|strong="G1437" may|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" boldness|strong="G3954" and|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3361" be|strong="G2532" ashamed|strong="G0153" before|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" at|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" coming|strong="G3952". 
\verseNumber{29}If|strong="G1437" you|strong="G1437" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" righteous|strong="G1342", you|strong="G1437" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" practices|strong="G4160" righteousness|strong="G1343" has|strong="G3748" been|strong="G1510" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" him|strong="G0846". 
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\chapterNumber{3}See|strong="G3708" how|strong="G3754" great|strong="G4217" a|strong="G1510" love|strong="G0026" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" has|strong="G2316" given|strong="G1325" to|strong="G2443" us|strong="G1325", that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" should|strong="G2443" be|strong="G1510" called|strong="G2564" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G1223" God|strong="G2316"! For|strong="G3754" this|strong="G3778" cause|strong="G1325" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" doesn’t|strong="G3756" know|strong="G1097" us|strong="G1325", because|strong="G3754" it|strong="G0846" didn’t|strong="G3756" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{2}Beloved|strong="G0027", now|strong="G3568" we|strong="G1437" are|strong="G1510" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316". It|strong="G0846" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G1510" yet|strong="G2532" revealed|strong="G5319" what|strong="G5101" we|strong="G1437" will|strong="G2316" be|strong="G1510"; but|strong="G2532" we|strong="G1437" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" when|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5319", we|strong="G1437" will|strong="G2316" be|strong="G1510" like|strong="G3664" him|strong="G0846", for|strong="G3754" we|strong="G1437" will|strong="G2316" see|strong="G3708" him|strong="G0846" just|strong="G2531" as|strong="G2531" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510". 
\verseNumber{3}Everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" has|strong="G2192" this|strong="G3778" hope|strong="G1680" set on|strong="G1909" him|strong="G0846" purifies|strong="G0048" himself|strong="G1438", even|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" pure|strong="G0053". 
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\verseNumber{4}Everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" sins|strong="G0266" also|strong="G2532" commits|strong="G4160" lawlessness|strong="G0458". Sin|strong="G0266" is|strong="G1510" lawlessness|strong="G0458". 
\verseNumber{5}You|strong="G3754" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5319" to|strong="G2443" take|strong="G0142" away|strong="G0142" our|strong="G2532" sins|strong="G0266", and|strong="G2532" no|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0266" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{6}Whoever|strong="G3588" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" doesn’t|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0264". Whoever|strong="G3588" sins|strong="G0264" hasn’t|strong="G3756" seen|strong="G3708" him|strong="G0846" and|strong="G3708" doesn’t|strong="G3756" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G0846". 
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\verseNumber{7}Little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", let|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3367" one|strong="G3367" lead|strong="G1510" you|strong="G5210" astray|strong="G4105". He|strong="G1510" who|strong="G3588" does|strong="G4160" righteousness|strong="G1343" is|strong="G1510" righteous|strong="G1342", even as|strong="G2531" he|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" righteous|strong="G1342". 
\verseNumber{8}He|strong="G3778" who|strong="G3588" sins|strong="G0266" is|strong="G1510" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G3588" devil|strong="G1228", for|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" devil|strong="G1228" has|strong="G2316" been|strong="G1510" sinning|strong="G0264" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746". To|strong="G1519" this|strong="G3778" end|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316" was|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5319": that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G3778" might|strong="G2316" destroy|strong="G3089" the|strong="G3588" works|strong="G2041" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G3588" devil|strong="G1228". 
\verseNumber{9}Whoever|strong="G3748" is|strong="G2316" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" doesn’t|strong="G3756" commit|strong="G4160" sin|strong="G0266", because|strong="G3754" his|strong="G0846" seed|strong="G4690" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" can’t|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0266", because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G2316" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316". 
\verseNumber{10}In|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" the|strong="G3956" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" are|strong="G1510" revealed|strong="G5318", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3956" devil|strong="G1228". Whoever|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3756" do|strong="G4160" righteousness|strong="G1343" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", neither|strong="G3756" is|strong="G1510" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3756" love|strong="G0025" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080". 
\verseNumber{11}For|strong="G3754" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" message|strong="G0031" which|strong="G3739" you|strong="G3739" heard|strong="G0191" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" beginning|strong="G0746", that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3739" should|strong="G2443" love|strong="G0025" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240"— 
\verseNumber{12}unlike Cain|strong="G2535", who|strong="G3588" was|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3588" and|strong="G2532" killed his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080". Why|strong="G5101" did|strong="G1510" he|strong="G2532" kill him|strong="G0846"? Because|strong="G3754" his|strong="G0846" deeds|strong="G2041" were|strong="G1510" evil|strong="G4190", and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" brother’s|strong="G0080" righteous|strong="G1342". 
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\verseNumber{13}Don’t|strong="G3361" be|strong="G2532" surprised|strong="G2296", my|strong="G2532" brothers|strong="G0080", if|strong="G1487" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" hates|strong="G3404" you|strong="G5210". 
\verseNumber{14}We|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G3748" passed|strong="G3327" out|strong="G1537" of|strong="G1537" death|strong="G2288" into|strong="G1519" life|strong="G2222", because|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" love|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3588" brothers|strong="G0080". He|strong="G3754" who|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3361" love|strong="G0025" his|strong="G0025" brother|strong="G0080" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" death|strong="G2288". 
\verseNumber{15}Whoever|strong="G3748" hates|strong="G3404" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G2192" murderer|strong="G0443", and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G3754" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" no|strong="G3756" murderer|strong="G0443" has|strong="G2192" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222" remaining|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
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\verseNumber{16}By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" love|strong="G0026", because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" laid|strong="G5087" down|strong="G5087" his|strong="G0846" life|strong="G5590" for|strong="G3754" us|strong="G1722". And|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" ought|strong="G3784" to|strong="G2532" lay|strong="G5087" down|strong="G5087" our|strong="G2532" lives|strong="G5590" for|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" brothers|strong="G0080". 
\verseNumber{17}But|strong="G1161" whoever|strong="G3739" has|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" world’s|strong="G2889" goods|strong="G0979" and|strong="G2532" sees|strong="G2334" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" in|strong="G1722" need|strong="G5532", then|strong="G2532" closes|strong="G2808" his|strong="G0846" heart|strong="G4698" of|strong="G0575" compassion|strong="G4698" against|strong="G0575" him|strong="G0846", how|strong="G4459" does|strong="G2192" God’s|strong="G2316" love|strong="G0026" remain|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846"? 
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\verseNumber{18}My|strong="G1722" little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", let’s not|strong="G3361" love|strong="G0025" in|strong="G1722" word|strong="G3056" only|strong="G2532", or|strong="G3366" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" tongue|strong="G1100" only|strong="G2532", but|strong="G0235" in|strong="G1722" deed|strong="G2041" and|strong="G2532" truth|strong="G0225". 
\verseNumber{19}And|strong="G2532" by|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" and|strong="G2532" persuade|strong="G3982" our|strong="G2532" hearts|strong="G2588" before|strong="G1715" him|strong="G0846", 
\verseNumber{20}because|strong="G3754" if|strong="G1437" our|strong="G2316" heart|strong="G2588" condemns|strong="G2607" us, God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" greater|strong="G3173" than|strong="G3173" our|strong="G2316" heart|strong="G2588", and|strong="G2532" knows|strong="G1097" all|strong="G3956" things|strong="G3956". 
\verseNumber{21}Beloved|strong="G0027", if|strong="G1437" our|strong="G2316" hearts|strong="G2588" don’t|strong="G3361" condemn|strong="G2607" us, we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" boldness|strong="G3954" toward|strong="G4314" God|strong="G2316"; 
\verseNumber{22}so|strong="G2532" whatever|strong="G1437" we|strong="G3739" ask|strong="G0154", we|strong="G3739" receive|strong="G2983" from|strong="G0575" him|strong="G0846", because|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3739" keep|strong="G5083" his|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785" and|strong="G2532" do|strong="G4160" the|strong="G3588" things|strong="G3739" that|strong="G3754" are|strong="G3739" pleasing|strong="G0701" in|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" sight|strong="G1799". 
\verseNumber{23}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" his|strong="G0846" commandment|strong="G1785", that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G2249" should|strong="G2443" believe|strong="G4100" in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" name|strong="G3686" of|strong="G5207" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207", Yeshua the|strong="G3588" Messiah|strong="G5547", and|strong="G2532" love|strong="G0025" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240", even|strong="G2532" as|strong="G2531" he|strong="G2532" commanded|strong="G1785". 
\verseNumber{24}He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3739" keeps|strong="G5083" his|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1325", by|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151" which|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" gave|strong="G1325" us|strong="G1325". 
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\chapterNumber{4}Beloved|strong="G0027", don’t|strong="G3361" believe|strong="G4100" every|strong="G3956" spirit|strong="G4151", but|strong="G0235" test|strong="G1381" the|strong="G3956" spirits|strong="G4151", whether|strong="G1487" they|strong="G3754" are|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", because|strong="G3754" many|strong="G4183" false|strong="G5578" prophets|strong="G5578" have|strong="G1510" gone|strong="G1831" out|strong="G1831" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3956" world|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{2}By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" you|strong="G3739" know|strong="G1097" the|strong="G3956" Spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316": every|strong="G3956" spirit|strong="G4151" who|strong="G3739" confesses|strong="G3670" that|strong="G3739" Yeshua the|strong="G3956" Messiah|strong="G5547" has|strong="G2316" come|strong="G2064" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" flesh|strong="G4561" is|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", 
\verseNumber{3}and|strong="G2532" every|strong="G3956" spirit|strong="G4151" who|strong="G3739" doesn’t|strong="G3756" confess|strong="G3670" that|strong="G3754" Yeshua the|strong="G3956" Messiah has|strong="G2316" come|strong="G2064" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" flesh is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316"; and|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3956" Anti-messiah, of|strong="G1537" whom|strong="G3739" you|strong="G3739" have|strong="G1510" heard|strong="G0191" that|strong="G3754" it|strong="G0191" comes|strong="G2064". Now|strong="G3568" it|strong="G0191" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3956" world|strong="G2889" already|strong="G2235". 
\verseNumber{4}You|strong="G5210" are|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", and|strong="G2532" have|strong="G1510" overcome|strong="G3528" them|strong="G0846", because|strong="G3754" greater|strong="G3173" is|strong="G1510" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" you|strong="G5210" than|strong="G2228" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{5}They|strong="G0846" are|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889". Therefore|strong="G1223" they|strong="G0846" speak|strong="G2980" of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" hears|strong="G0191" them|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{6}We|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316". He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3739" knows|strong="G1097" God|strong="G2316" listens|strong="G0191" to|strong="G2532" us|strong="G1537". He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3739" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" doesn’t|strong="G3756" listen|strong="G0191" to|strong="G2532" us|strong="G1537". By|strong="G1537" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" the|strong="G3588" spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G1537" truth|strong="G0225", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" spirit|strong="G4151" of|strong="G1537" error|strong="G4106". 
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\verseNumber{7}Beloved|strong="G0027", let’s love|strong="G0026" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240", for|strong="G3754" love|strong="G0026" is|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316"; and|strong="G2532" everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" loves|strong="G0025" has|strong="G2316" been|strong="G1510" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" knows|strong="G1097" God|strong="G2316". 
\verseNumber{8}He|strong="G3754" who|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3756" love|strong="G0026" doesn’t|strong="G3756" know|strong="G1097" God|strong="G2316", for|strong="G3754" God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" love|strong="G0026". 
\verseNumber{9}By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" God’s|strong="G2316" love|strong="G0026" was|strong="G3588" revealed|strong="G5319" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1519", that|strong="G3754" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2316" sent|strong="G0649" his|strong="G0846" only|strong="G3439" born\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{4:9  }The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.} Son|strong="G5207" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" might|strong="G2198" live|strong="G2198" through|strong="G1223" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{10}In|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" love|strong="G0026", not|strong="G3756" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" loved|strong="G0025" God|strong="G2316", but|strong="G0235" that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" loved|strong="G0025" us|strong="G1722", and|strong="G2532" sent|strong="G0649" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207" as|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" atoning sacrifice\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{4:10  }“atoning sacrifice” is from the Greek “ιλασμος”, an appeasing, propitiating, or the means of appeasement or propitiation—the sacrifice that turns away God’s wrath because of our sin. } for|strong="G3754" our|strong="G2316" sins|strong="G0266". 
\verseNumber{11}Beloved|strong="G0027", if|strong="G1487" God|strong="G2316" loved|strong="G0025" us in|strong="G2316" this|strong="G3779" way|strong="G3779", we|strong="G2249" also|strong="G2532" ought|strong="G3784" to|strong="G2532" love|strong="G0025" one|strong="G0240" another|strong="G0240". 
\verseNumber{12}No|strong="G3762" one|strong="G3762" has|strong="G2316" seen|strong="G2300" God|strong="G2316" at|strong="G1722" any|strong="G3762" time|strong="G4455". If|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" love|strong="G0026" one|strong="G3762" another|strong="G0240", God|strong="G2316" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1722", and|strong="G2532" his|strong="G0846" love|strong="G0026" has|strong="G2316" been|strong="G1510" perfected|strong="G5048" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1722". 
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\verseNumber{13}By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" remain|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1325", because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" has|strong="G3778" given|strong="G1325" us|strong="G1325" of|strong="G1537" his|strong="G0846" Spirit|strong="G4151". 
\verseNumber{14}We|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2532" seen|strong="G2300" and|strong="G2532" testify|strong="G3140" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" Father|strong="G3962" has|strong="G3962" sent|strong="G0649" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" as|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" Savior|strong="G4990" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{15}Whoever|strong="G3739" confesses|strong="G3670" that|strong="G3754" Yeshua is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316", God|strong="G2316" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" God|strong="G2316". 
\verseNumber{16}We|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" and|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" believed|strong="G4100" the|strong="G3588" love|strong="G0026" which|strong="G3739" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" for|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1722". God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" love|strong="G0026", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3739" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" love|strong="G0026" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" God|strong="G2316", and|strong="G2532" God|strong="G2316" remains|strong="G3306" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{17}In|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778", love|strong="G0026" has|strong="G2192" been|strong="G1510" made|strong="G5048" perfect|strong="G5048" among|strong="G1722" us|strong="G1722", that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" may|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" boldness|strong="G3954" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" judgment|strong="G2920", because|strong="G3754" as|strong="G2531" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510", even|strong="G2532" so|strong="G2443" we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" world|strong="G2889". 
\verseNumber{18}There|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3756" fear|strong="G5401" in|strong="G1722" love|strong="G0026"; but|strong="G1161" perfect|strong="G5046" love|strong="G0026" casts|strong="G0906" out|strong="G1854" fear|strong="G5401", because|strong="G3754" fear|strong="G5401" has|strong="G2192" punishment|strong="G2851". He|strong="G3754" who|strong="G3588" fears|strong="G5399" is|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" made|strong="G5048" perfect|strong="G5046" in|strong="G1722" love|strong="G0026". 
\verseNumber{19}We|strong="G2249" love|strong="G0025" him|strong="G0846",\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{4:19  }NU omits “him”.} because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G0846" first|strong="G4413" loved|strong="G0025" us. 
\verseNumber{20}If|strong="G1437" a|strong="G1510" man|strong="G5100" says|strong="G3004", “I|strong="G3739" love|strong="G0025" God|strong="G2316",” and|strong="G2532" hates|strong="G3404" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080", he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" a|strong="G1510" liar|strong="G5583"; for|strong="G1063" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3739" doesn’t|strong="G3756" love|strong="G0025" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" whom|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" has|strong="G2316" seen|strong="G3708", how|strong="G3754" can|strong="G1410" he|strong="G2532" love|strong="G0025" God|strong="G2316" whom|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" has|strong="G2316" not|strong="G3756" seen|strong="G3708"? 
\verseNumber{21}This|strong="G3778" commandment|strong="G1785" we|strong="G3778" have|strong="G2192" from|strong="G0575" him|strong="G0846", that|strong="G2443" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" loves|strong="G0025" God|strong="G2316" should|strong="G0080" also|strong="G2532" love|strong="G0025" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080". 
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\chapterNumber{5}Whoever|strong="G3748" believes|strong="G4100" that|strong="G3754" Yeshua is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" Messiah|strong="G5547" has|strong="G2316" been|strong="G1510" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316". Whoever|strong="G3748" loves|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3956" Father|strong="G1080" also|strong="G2532" loves|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3956" child|strong="G1080" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{2}By|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" we|strong="G3778" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G3778" love|strong="G0025" the|strong="G3588" children|strong="G5043" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316", when|strong="G3752" we|strong="G3778" love|strong="G0025" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" keep|strong="G4160" his|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785". 
\verseNumber{3}For|strong="G1063" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" loving God|strong="G2316", that|strong="G2443" we|strong="G3778" keep|strong="G5083" his|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785". His|strong="G0846" commandments|strong="G1785" are|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" grievous. 
\verseNumber{4}For|strong="G3754" whatever|strong="G3956" is|strong="G1510" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" overcomes|strong="G3528" the|strong="G3956" world|strong="G2889". This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3956" victory|strong="G3529" that|strong="G3754" has|strong="G2316" overcome|strong="G3528" the|strong="G3956" world|strong="G2889": your|strong="G2532" faith|strong="G4102". 
\verseNumber{5}Who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" he|strong="G3754" who|strong="G3588" overcomes|strong="G3528" the|strong="G3588" world|strong="G2889", but|strong="G1161" he|strong="G3754" who|strong="G3588" believes|strong="G4100" that|strong="G3754" Yeshua is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316"? 
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\verseNumber{6}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" came|strong="G2064" by|strong="G1722" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" blood|strong="G0129", Yeshua the|strong="G3588" Messiah|strong="G5547"; not|strong="G3756" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" water|strong="G5204" only|strong="G3440", but|strong="G0235" with|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" blood|strong="G0129". It|strong="G1223" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151" who|strong="G3588" testifies|strong="G3140", because|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225". 
\verseNumber{7}For|strong="G3754" there|strong="G1510" are|strong="G1510" three|strong="G5140" who|strong="G3588" testify|strong="G3140":\BibleFootnote{+ \BibleFootnoteAnchor{5:7  }Only a few recent manuscripts add “in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth:”} 
\verseNumber{8}the|strong="G3588" Spirit|strong="G4151", the|strong="G3588" water|strong="G5204", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" blood|strong="G0129"; and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" three|strong="G5140" agree|strong="G1510" as|strong="G1519" one|strong="G1520". 
\verseNumber{9}If|strong="G1487" we|strong="G3778" receive|strong="G2983" the|strong="G3588" witness|strong="G3140" of|strong="G5207" men|strong="G0444", the|strong="G3588" witness|strong="G3140" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316" is|strong="G1510" greater|strong="G3173"; for|strong="G3754" this|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" God’s|strong="G2316" testimony|strong="G3141" which|strong="G3748" he|strong="G0846" has|strong="G2316" testified|strong="G3140" concerning|strong="G4012" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207". 
\verseNumber{10}He|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3739" believes|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" testimony|strong="G3141" in|strong="G1722" himself|strong="G1438". He|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3739" doesn’t|strong="G3756" believe|strong="G4100" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" made|strong="G4160" him|strong="G0846" a|strong="G2192" liar|strong="G5583", because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G0846" has|strong="G2192" not|strong="G3756" believed|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" testimony|strong="G3141" that|strong="G3754" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2192" given|strong="G3140" concerning|strong="G4012" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207". 
\verseNumber{11}The|strong="G3588" testimony|strong="G3141" is|strong="G1510" this|strong="G3778": that|strong="G3754" God|strong="G2316" gave|strong="G1325" to|strong="G2532" us|strong="G1325" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222", and|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3778" life|strong="G2222" is|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207". 
\verseNumber{12}He|strong="G2192" who|strong="G3588" has|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" has|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" life|strong="G2222". He|strong="G2192" who|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3756" have|strong="G2192" God’s|strong="G2316" Son|strong="G5207" doesn’t|strong="G3756" have|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" life|strong="G2222". 
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\verseNumber{13}These|strong="G3778" things|strong="G3778" I|strong="G3778" have|strong="G2192" written|strong="G1125" to|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210" who|strong="G3588" believe|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" name|strong="G3686" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316", that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G2443" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G2192" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222", and|strong="G2316" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G5210" may|strong="G2443" continue to|strong="G1519" believe|strong="G4100" in|strong="G1519" the|strong="G3588" name|strong="G3686" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316". 
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\verseNumber{14}This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" boldness|strong="G3954" which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" toward|strong="G4314" him|strong="G0846", that|strong="G3754" if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" ask|strong="G0154" anything|strong="G5100" according|strong="G2596" to|strong="G4314" his|strong="G0846" will|strong="G2307", he|strong="G2532" listens|strong="G0191" to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G0191". 
\verseNumber{15}And|strong="G2532" if|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" listens|strong="G0191" to|strong="G2532" us|strong="G0191", whatever|strong="G1437" we|strong="G2249" ask|strong="G0154", we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" the|strong="G3588" petitions which|strong="G3739" we|strong="G2249" have|strong="G2192" asked|strong="G0154" of|strong="G0575" him|strong="G0846". 
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\verseNumber{16}If|strong="G1437" anyone|strong="G5100" sees|strong="G3708" his|strong="G0846" brother|strong="G0080" sinning|strong="G0264" a|strong="G1510" sin|strong="G0266" not|strong="G3756" leading to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288", he|strong="G2532" shall|strong="G2532" ask|strong="G0154", and|strong="G2532" God|strong="G0846" will|strong="G1510" give|strong="G1325" him|strong="G0846" life|strong="G2222" for|strong="G4012" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" sin|strong="G0266" not|strong="G3756" leading to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288". There|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" sin|strong="G0266" leading to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288". I|strong="G1437" don’t|strong="G3756" say|strong="G3004" that|strong="G2443" he|strong="G2532" should|strong="G5100" make|strong="G1325" a|strong="G1510" request|strong="G2065" concerning|strong="G4012" this|strong="G3588". 
\verseNumber{17}All|strong="G3956" unrighteousness|strong="G0093" is|strong="G1510" sin|strong="G0266", and|strong="G2532" there|strong="G1510" is|strong="G1510" sin|strong="G0266" not|strong="G3756" leading to|strong="G4314" death|strong="G2288". 
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\verseNumber{18}We|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" whoever|strong="G3748" is|strong="G2316" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" doesn’t|strong="G3756" sin|strong="G0264", but|strong="G0235" he|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" was|strong="G3588" born|strong="G1080" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316" keeps|strong="G5083" himself|strong="G0846", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3956" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3588" doesn’t|strong="G3756" touch|strong="G0681" him|strong="G0846". 
\verseNumber{19}We|strong="G2532" know|strong="G1492" that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2532" are|strong="G1510" of|strong="G1537" God|strong="G2316", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" whole|strong="G3650" world|strong="G2889" lies|strong="G2749" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" power of|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" evil|strong="G4190" one|strong="G3588". 
\verseNumber{20}We|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" Son|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" God|strong="G2316" has|strong="G2316" come|strong="G2240" and|strong="G2532" has|strong="G2316" given|strong="G1325" us|strong="G1325" an|strong="G1510" understanding|strong="G1271", that|strong="G3754" we|strong="G2249" know|strong="G1097" him|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" true|strong="G0228"; and|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2249" are|strong="G1510" in|strong="G1722" him|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" true|strong="G0228", in|strong="G1722" his|strong="G0846" Son|strong="G5207" Yeshua the|strong="G3588" Messiah|strong="G5547". This|strong="G3778" is|strong="G1510" the|strong="G3588" true|strong="G0228" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" eternal|strong="G0166" life|strong="G2222". 
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\verseNumber{21}Little|strong="G5040" children|strong="G5040", keep|strong="G5442" yourselves|strong="G1438" from|strong="G0575" idols|strong="G1497". 
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