1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born from God, and everyone who loves Him who begets also loves him who is begotten from 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 the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.4 For whatever is born from God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world; our 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 through water and blood; Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth.7 For there are three that bear witness in Heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three are into one.9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God which He has witnessed about His Son.10 He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have 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 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, 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 the petitions that we have asked from Him.16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not unto death. There is sin unto death. I do not say that he should ask about that.17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not unto death.18 We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the evil does not touch him.19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may 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 away from idols. Amen.

1 Ech man that bileueth that Jhesus is Crist, is borun of God; and ech man that loueth hym that gendride, loueth hym that is borun of hym.2 In this thing we knowen, that we louen the children of God, whanne we louen God, and don his maundementis.3 For this is the charite of God, that we kepe hise maundementis; and his maundementis ben not heuy.4 For al thing that is borun of God, ouercometh the world; and this is the victorie that ouercometh the world, oure feith.5 And who is he that ouercometh the world, but he that bileueth that Jhesus is the sone of God?6 This is Jhesus Crist, that cam bi watir and blood; not in water oonli, but in watir and blood. And the spirit is he that witnessith, that Crist is treuthe.7 For thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in heuene, the Fadir, the Sone, and the Hooli Goost; and these thre ben oon.8 `And thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in erthe, the spirit, water, and blood; and these thre ben oon.9 If we resseyuen the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnesside of his sone.10 He that bileueth in the sone of God, hath the witnessing of God in hym. He that bileueth not to the sone, makith hym a liere; for he bileueth not in the witnessing, that God witnesside of his sone.11 And this is the witnessyng, for God yaf to you euerlastinge lijf, and this lijf is in his sone.12 He that hath the sone of God, hath also lijf; he that hath not the sone of God, hath not lijf.13 I write to you these thingis, that ye wite, that ye han euerlastynge lijf, which bileuen in the name of Goddis sone.14 And this is the trist which we han to God, that what euer thing we axen aftir his wille, he schal here vs.15 And we witen, that he herith vs, what euer thing we axen; we witen, that we han the axyngis, which we axen of hym.16 He that woot that his brother synneth a synne not to deth, axe he, and lijf schal be youun to hym that synneth not to deth. Ther is a synne to deth; `not for it Y seie, that ony man preie.17 Ech wickidnesse is synne, and ther is synne to deth.18 We witen, that ech man that is borun of God, synneth not; but the generacioun of God kepith hym, and the wickid touchith hym not.19 We witen, that we ben of God, and al the world is set in yuel.20 And we witen, that the sone of God cam in fleisch, and yaf to vs wit, that we know veri God, and be in the veri sone of hym.21 This is veri God, and euerlastynge lijf. My litle sones, kepe ye you fro maumetis.