Murdock - I John - 5

5:1  Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Messiah, is born of God. And whoever loveth the begetter, loveth him also that is begotten of him.

5:2  And by this we know, that we love the children of God, when we love God, and follow his commandments.

5:3  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not burdensome.

5:4  Because, whoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, our faith.

5:5  For who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

5:6  This is he who came by the water and the blood. Jesus the Messiah; not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit testifieth; because the Spirit is truth.

5:7  For there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.

5:8  And there are three witnesses, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three are in union.

5:9  If we receive the testimony of men, how much greater is the testimony of God? And this is the testimony of God, which he hath testified concerning his Son.

5:10  Whoever believeth in the Son of God, hath this testimony in himself. And whoever believeth not God, hath made him a liar, by not believing the testimony which God hath testified concerning his Son.

5:11  And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us life eternal, and this life is in his Son.

5:12  Every one that taketh hold of the Son, taketh hold of life; and every one that taketh not hold of the Son, hath not life.

5:13  These things have I written to you, that ye may know that ye have life eternal, ye who believe in the name of the Son of God.

5:14  And this is the confidence that we have towards him, that whatever we ask of him, agreeably to his will, he heareth us.

5:15  And if we are persuaded that he heareth us respecting what we ask of him, we are confident of receiving presently the petitions which we asked of him.

5:16  If any one shall see his brother sin a sin which doth not deserve death, he shall ask, and life will be given him, to them I say who sin not as unto death. For there is a sin of death; and I do not say of this, that a man should pray for it.

5:17  For all iniquity is sin; and there is a sin which is not of death.

5:18  And we know, that every one who is born of God, sinneth not: for he that is born of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

5:19  We know, that we are of God; and all the world is reposing on the evil one.

5:20  And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us knowledge that we might know the True One; and that we might be in the True One, in his Son Jesus the Messiah. He is the true God, and the life eternal.

5:21  My children, keep yourselves from idolatry.