1 Ikviens, kas tic, ka Jēzus ir Kristus, ir no Dieva dzimis, un ikviens, kas mīl To, kas Viņu ir dzemdinājis, mīl arī to, kas no Viņa ir dzimis. 2 No tā mēs noprotam, ka mēs Dieva bērnus mīlam, kad mīlam Dievu un turam Viņa baušļus. 3 Jo šī ir Dieva mīlestība, ka turam Viņa baušļus, un Viņa baušļi nav grūti; 4 jo viss, kas ir dzimis no Dieva, uzvar pasauli, un šī ir tā uzvara, kas uzvarējusi pasauli - mūsu ticība. 5 Kas ir pasaules uzvarētājs? Tikai tas, kas tic, ka Jēzus ir Dieva Dēls. 6 Viņš ir tas, kurš nācis caur ūdeni un asinīm, Jēzus Kristus, ne ūdeni vien, bet ar ūdeni un asinīm. Un Gars ir liecinieks, jo Gars ir patiesība. 7 Jo trīs ir, kas dod liecību debesīs: Tēvs, Vārds un Svētais Gars, un šie trīs ir viens. 8 Un trīs ir, kas liecina virs zemes: Gars, ūdens un asinis, un šie trīs ir kopā. 9 Ja pieņemam cilvēku liecību, tad Dieva liecība ir lielāka, proti, šī ir Dieva liecība, ko Viņš ir nodevis par Savu Dēlu. 10 Kas tic uz Dieva Dēlu, tam ir liecība Viņā. Kas netic Dievam, tas Viņu ir darījis par meli, tāpēc ka tas nav ticējis tai liecībai, ko Dievs ir nodevis par Savu Dēlu. 11 Un šī ir tā liecība, ka Dievs mums ir devis mūžīgu dzīvību, un šī dzīvība ir Viņa Dēlā. 12 Kam Dēls ir, tam ir dzīvība, kam Dieva Dēla nav, tam nav dzīvības. 13 To es jums rakstu, lai jūs zinātu, ka jums ir mūžīga dzīvība, kas ticat Dieva Dēla Vārdam. 14 Un šī paļāvība mums ir uz Viņu, ka Viņš klausa mūs, ja ko lūdzam pēc Viņa prāta. 15 Ja zinām, ka Viņš mūs klausa, ko vien lūdzam, tad zinām, ka saņemam to, ko esam no Viņa lūguši. 16 Ja kāds redz savu brāli darām grēku, kas nav nāves grēks, tas lai lūdz Dievu, un Viņš tam dos dzīvību, proti, tādiem, kas nedara nāves grēku. Ir nāves grēks, par to es nesaku, lai lūdz. 17 Katra netaisnība ir grēks, bet ir grēks, kas nav nāves grēks. 18 Mēs zinām, ka ikviens, kas no Dieva dzimis, negrēko, bet tas, kas no Dieva dzimis, pasargā sevi, un ļaunais neaizskar viņu. 19 Mēs zinām, ka esam no Dieva, un visa pasaule ir grimusi ļaunumā. 20 Bet mēs zinām, ka Dieva Dēls ir nācis un mums tādu prātu ir devis, ka atzīstam vienīgi patieso, un mēs jau esam patiesajā - Viņa Dēlā Jēzū Kristū. Šis ir patiesais Dievs un mūžīgā dzīvība. 21 Bērniņi, sargaities no elkiem.
Our Victory over the World
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also. 2 This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands. 3 For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us, 4 because every child of God is able to defeat the world. And we win the victory over the world by means of our faith. 5 Who can defeat the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
The Witness about Jesus Christ
6 Jesus Christ is the one who came with the water of his baptism and the blood of his death. He came not only with the water, but with both the water and the blood. And the Spirit himself testifies that this is true, because the Spirit is truth. 7 There are three witnesses: 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and all three give the same testimony. 9 We believe human testimony; but God's testimony is much stronger, and he has given this testimony about his Son. 10 So those who believe in the Son of God have this testimony in their own heart; but those who do not believe God, have made a liar of him, because they have not believed what God has said about his Son. 11 The testimony is this: God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Eternal Life
13 I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life—you that believe in the Son of God. 14 We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will. 15 He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him.
16 If you see a believer commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray to God, who will give that person life. This applies to those whose sins do not lead to death. But there is sin which leads to death, and I do not say that you should pray to God about that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which does not lead to death.
18 We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them.
19 We know that we belong to God even though the whole world is under the rule of the Evil One.
20 We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God—in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.
21 My children, keep yourselves safe from false gods!
