1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments. 3 For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three who testify:*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:" 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three agree as one. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is God’s testimony which he has testified concerning his Son. 10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. He who doesn’t believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. 11 The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life.

13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

14 This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. 15 And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this. 17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him. 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

1 Igaüks, kes usub, et Jeesus on Kristus, on Jumalast sündinud. Igaüks, kes armastab Isa, armastab ka tema lapsi. 2 Ja sellest me tunneme ära, et armastame Jumala lapsi, kui me armastame Jumalat ja täidame tema käske. 3 Armastus Jumala vastu on see, kui me peame tema käske. Ja tema käsud ei ole rasked, 4 sest igaüks, kes on sündinud Jumalast, võidab ära maailma. Ja see ongi võit, millega on maailm võidetud – meie usk. 5 Kes veel võiks võita maailma, kui mitte see, kes usub, et Jeesus on Jumala Poeg?

6 Tema on see, kes tuli vee ja vere kaudu, Jeesus Kristus, mitte üksnes veega, vaid vee ja verega. Sellest tunnistab ka Vaim, sest Vaim on tõde. 7 Sest tunnistajaid on kolm: 8 Vaim, vesi ja veri, ja need kolm tunnistavad sama. 9 Kui me võtame vastu inimeste tunnistuse, siis Jumala tunnistus on kaalukam, sest see on tema tunnistus, mille ta on andnud oma Poja kohta. 10 Kes usub Jumala Pojasse, sellel on tunnistus südames. Kes ei usu Jumalat, on teinud tema valelikuks, sest ta pole uskunud, mis Jumal on tunnistanud oma Poja kohta. 11 Ja see tunnistus on selline: Jumal on andnud meile igavese elu ja see elu on tema Pojas. 12 Kellel on Poeg, sellel on elu. Kellel Jumala Poega ei ole, sellel ei ole elu.

13 Seda ma olen kirjutanud teile, kes te usute Jumala Poja nimesse et te teaksite: teil on igavene elu. 14 Ja meil on see julgus Jumala ees, et kui me midagi palume tema tahte kohaselt, siis ta kuuleb meid. 15 Ja kui me teame, et ta kuuleb meid, mida iganes me palume, siis me ka teame, et meil on käes see, mida me temalt oleme palunud.

16 Kui keegi näeb, et ta vend või õde teeb pattu, mis ei too surma, siis ta palvetagu, ja Jumal annab talle elu, sellele, kes ei tee pattu surmaks. On pattu, mis toob surma: selle kohta ma ei ütle, et tal tuleks paluda. 17 Kõik ülekohus on patt; aga on pattu, mis ei too surma.

18 Me teame, et ükski, kes on sündinud Jumalast, ei tee pattu edasi, sest Jumalast sündinu kaitseb teda turvaliselt, ja kuri ei saa teda kahjustada. 19 Me teame, et meie oleme Jumalast, ja et terve maailm on kurja võimuses. 20 Ent me teame, et Jumala Poeg on tulnud ja andnud meile mõistmise, et me tunneksime ära Tõelise. Ja meie oleme Tõelises, tema Pojas Jeesuses Kristuses. Tema on tõeline Jumal ja igavene elu.

21 Lapsed, hoiduge ebajumalate eest!