The new birth -- The witnesses which bear record of eternal life.

¹⁾Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God:; and every oneeveryone that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

²⁾Byby this we know that we love the children of God, when we love Godgod, and keep 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 born of God overcometh the world:; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

⁵⁾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 by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

⁷⁾For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:; and these three are one.

⁸⁾And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood:; and these three agree in one.

⁹⁾If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater:; for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

¹⁰⁾He that believeth on the Sonson of God hath the witness in himself:; he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

¹¹⁾And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

¹²⁾He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

¹³⁾These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may continue to believe on the name of the Son of God.

¹⁴⁾And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thinganything according to his will, he heareth us:;

¹⁵⁾And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

¹⁶⁾If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death:; I do not say that he shall pray for it.

¹⁷⁾All unrighteousness is sin:; and there is a sin not unto death.

¹⁸⁾We know that whosoever is born of God sinnethcontinueth not in sin; but he that is begotten of God and keepeth himself, and that wicked one touchethovercometh him not.

¹⁹⁾And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

²⁰⁾And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may 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⁾Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.