1 Todo aquele que crê que Jesus é o Cristo é nascido de Deus; e todo aquele que ama ao que o gerou também ama ao que dele é nascido. 2 Nisto conhecemos que amamos os filhos de Deus: quando amamos a Deus e praticamos os seus mandamentos. 3 Porque este é o amor de Deus: que guardemos os seus mandamentos; ora, os seus mandamentos não são penosos, 4 porque todo o que é nascido de Deus vence o mundo; e esta é a vitória que vence o mundo: a nossa fé. 5 Quem é o que vence o mundo, senão aquele que crê ser Jesus o Filho de Deus?

6 Este é aquele que veio por meio de água e sangue, Jesus Cristo; não somente com água, mas também com a água e com o sangue. E o Espírito é o que dá testemunho, porque o Espírito é a verdade. 7 Pois há três que dão testemunho [no céu: o Pai, a Palavra e o Espírito Santo; e estes três são um. 8 E três são os que testificam na terra]: o Espírito, a água e o sangue, e os três são unânimes num só propósito. 9 Se admitimos o testemunho dos homens, o testemunho de Deus é maior; ora, este é o testemunho de Deus, que ele dá acerca do seu Filho. 10 Aquele que crê no Filho de Deus tem, em si, o testemunho. Aquele que não dá crédito a Deus o faz mentiroso, porque não crê no testemunho que Deus dá acerca do seu Filho. 11 E o testemunho é este: que Deus nos deu a vida eterna; e esta vida está no seu Filho. 12 Aquele que tem o Filho tem a vida; aquele que não tem o Filho de Deus não tem a vida.

13 Estas coisas vos escrevi, a fim de saberdes que tendes a vida eterna, a vós outros que credes em o nome do Filho de Deus. 14 E esta é a confiança que temos para com ele: que, se pedirmos alguma coisa segundo a sua vontade, ele nos ouve. 15 E, se sabemos que ele nos ouve quanto ao que lhe pedimos, estamos certos de que obtemos os pedidos que lhe temos feito. 16 Se alguém vir a seu irmão cometer pecado não para morte, pedirá, e Deus lhe dará vida, aos que não pecam para morte. Há pecado para morte, e por esse não digo que rogue. 17 Toda injustiça é pecado, e há pecado não para morte.

18 Sabemos que todo aquele que é nascido de Deus não vive em pecado; antes, Aquele que nasceu de Deus o guarda, e o Maligno não lhe toca. 19 Sabemos que somos de Deus e que o mundo inteiro jaz no Maligno.

20 Também sabemos que o Filho de Deus é vindo e nos tem dado entendimento para reconhecermos o verdadeiro; e estamos no verdadeiro, em seu Filho, Jesus Cristo. Este é o verdadeiro Deus e a vida eterna. 21 Filhinhos, guardai-vos dos ídolos.

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith. 5 And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. 7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 8 For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for the witness of God is this, that he hath borne witness concerning his Son. 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son. 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

13 These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God. 14 And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: 15 and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. 16 If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

18 We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not. 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we 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. 21 My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.

2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

6 This is the one who came by water and blood —Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

7 For there are three that testify:

8 the "Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

9 We accept human testimony, but God's testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.

10 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.

11 And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

15 And if we know that he hears us —whatever we ask —we know that we have what we asked of him.

16 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.

17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

18 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.

19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

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 by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

21 Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.