BG - New Testament

Chapter 5

Saints are born of God through belief in Christ—Water, blood, and the Spirit testify of Christ—Belief in Christ is required in order to gain eternal life.

1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

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2. By this we know that we

love the

children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

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3. For this is the

love of God, that we

keep his commandments: and his commandments are not

grievous.

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4. For whatsoever is

born of God

overcometh the world: and this is the

victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

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5. Who is he that

overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

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6. This is he that

came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the

Spirit that beareth

witness, because the Spirit is truth.

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7. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the

Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are

one.

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8. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the

Spirit, and the water, and the

blood: and these three agree in one.

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9. If we receive the

witness of men, the

witness of God is greater: for this is the

witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

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10. He that

believeth on the Son of God hath the

witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the

record that God gave of his Son.

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11. And this is the record, that God hath given to us

eternal life, and this

life is in his Son.

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12. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

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13. These things have I

written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal

life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

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14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his

will, he

heareth us:

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15. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we

ask, we know that we have the petitions that we

desired of him.

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16. If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

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17. All unrighteousness is

sin: and there is a

sin not unto death.

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18. We know that whosoever is

born of God

sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God

keepeth himself, and that

wicked one toucheth him not.

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19. And we know that we are of

God, and the whole

world lieth in

wickedness.

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20. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and

eternal life.

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21. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

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