| For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. | For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith. |
| Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? | Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? |
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| And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. | The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. |
| He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. | He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life. |
| 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 believe on the name of the Son of God. | 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. |
| And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. | This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. |
| And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
