1. Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten by 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 grievous.
4. For whatever 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 testimony, because the Spirit is truth.
7. For there are three that bear testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.
8. And there are three that bear testimony on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
9. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for this is the testimony of God which he hath testified of his Son.
10. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he hath not believed the testimony that God gave of his Son.
11. And this is the testimony, that God hath given to us eternal life: and this life is in his Son.