³³ These things I have spoken to you, so that ^(A)in Me you may have peace. ^(B)In the world you have tribulation, but ^(C)take courage; ^(D)I have overcome the world.”

¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him ^(A)who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are ^(B)strong, and the ^(C)word of God abides in you, and ^(D)you have overcome the evil one.

⁴ You are from God, ^(A)little children, and ^(B)have overcome them; because ^(C)greater is He who is in you than ^(D)he who is in the world.

⁴ For everything that has been ^[a](A)born of God ^(B)overcomes the world; and this is the overcoming that has overcome the world—our faith.

⁵ Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who ^(C)believes that Jesus is the Son of God? ⁶ This is the One who came ^(D)by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not ^[b]with the water only, but ^[c]with the water and ^[d]with the blood. It is ^(E)the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. ⁷ For there are ^(F)three that bear witness: ^8 [e]the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are ^[f]in agreement. ^9 (G)If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for the witness of God is this, that ^(H)He has borne witness about His Son. ¹⁰ The one who believes in the Son of God ^(I)has this witness in himself. The one who does not believe God has ^(J)made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the witness which God has borne witness about His Son. ¹¹ And the witness is this, that God gave us ^(K)eternal life, and ^(L)this life is in His Son. ^12 (M)He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have that life.

That You May Know

^13 (N)These things I have written to you who ^(O)believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have ^(P)eternal life. ¹⁴ And this is ^(Q)the confidence which we have ^[g]before Him, that, ^(R)if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, ^(S)we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

¹⁶ If anyone sees his brother ^[h]committing a sin not leading to death, ^(T)he shall ask and ^[i]God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death. ^(U)There is a sin leading to death; ^(V)I do not say that he should make request for this. ^17 (W)All unrighteousness is sin, and ^(X)there is a sin not leading to death.

^18 (Y)We know that ^(Z)no one who has been ^[j]born of God sins; but He who was ^[k]begotten of God ^(AA)keeps him, and ^(AB)the evil one does not ^(AC)touch him. ^19 (AD)We know that ^(AE)we are of God, and that ^(AF)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. ²⁰ And ^(AG)we know that ^(AH)the Son of God has come, and has ^(AI)given us understanding so that we may know ^(AJ)Him who is true; and we ^(AK)are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^(AL)This is the true God and ^(AM)eternal life.

^21 (AN)Little children, guard yourselves from ^(AO)idols.

^7 (A)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. ^(B)To him who overcomes, I will grant to eat of ^(C)the tree of life which is in the ^(D)Paradise of God.’