📖 1 John — Chapter 5 (KJV)
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1 John 5:1 Whosoever Rbelieveth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1 John 5:3 For Rthis is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1 John 5:4 For Rwhatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
1 John 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, Rbut he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
1 John 5:6 This Ris 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.
1 John 5:7 For there are three that Rbear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
1 John 5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, Rthe Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
1 John 5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: Rfor this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
1 John 5:10 He Rthat believeth on the Son 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.
1 John 5:11 And this is the record, that RGod hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:12 He Rthat hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
1 John 5:13 These things Rhave 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.
1 John 5:14 And Rthis is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
1 John 5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, Rhe 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.
1 John 5:17 RAll unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
1 John 5:18 We know that Rwhosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
1 John 5:19 And Rwe know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
1 John 5:20 And Rwe 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.
1 John 5:21 RLittle children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
1 John 5:1–5 — Faith, love, and overcoming
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Faith in Jesus as the Christ joins love for God's children with obedience and overcoming through belief in the Son.
Key Truth: Let faith express itself through loving obedience.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: …” (1 John 5:1)
Find it in 1 John 5:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “By this we know that we ____ the children of God, when we love God, and keep …” (1 John 5:2)
Find it in 1 John 5:2 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the ____ of God?” (1 John 5:5)
Find it in 1 John 5:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
1 John 5:6–12 — The witness concerning the Son
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
John speaks of water, blood, Spirit, and God's testimony, grounding eternal life in the Son rather than merely human claims.
Key Truth: Receive God's testimony concerning his Son.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And there are three that bear witness in earth, the ____ , and the water, and the blood: and these three …” (1 John 5:8)
Find it in 1 John 5:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “He that hath the ____ hath life; and he that hath not the Son of …” (1 John 5:12)
Find it in 1 John 5:12 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… is the record, that God hath given to us eternal ____ , and this life is in his Son.” (1 John 5:11)
Find it in 1 John 5:11 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
1 John 5:13–21 — Confidence and careful intercession
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
John writes for assurance of eternal life, encourages prayer according to God's will, addresses sin soberly, and warns against idols.
Key Truth: Let assurance deepen prayer and faithful allegiance.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… written unto you that believe on the name of the ____ of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal …” (1 John 5:13)
Find it in 1 John 5:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto ____ .” (1 John 5:17)
Find it in 1 John 5:17 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Little ____ , keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” (1 John 5:21)
Find it in 1 John 5:21 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
John 20:31 — John's Gospel also states its purpose in belief and life through Christ.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What prayer would express confidence while seeking God's will?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes 1 John 5:1–5 (Faith, love, and overcoming) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes 1 John 5:6–12 (The witness concerning the Son) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes 1 John 5:13–21 (Confidence and careful intercession) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What conduct is identified with the love of God?
5. What assurance is a stated purpose of the writing to believers in the Son's name?
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