1 John 5

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that
ℵ ⟨also what⟩; B ⟨him that⟩
 is begotten of him.
1 Πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστὶν ὁ χριστός, ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ γεγέννηται· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὸν γεννήσαντα ἀγαπᾷ καὶ
WH omit
 τὸν γεγεννημένον ἐξ αὐτοῦ.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep
B ⟨do⟩
 his commandments.
2 Ἐν τούτῳ γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἀγαπῶμεν τὰ τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅταν τὸν θεὸν ἀγαπῶμεν, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν.
WH ποιῶμεν·
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments:
A omit
 and his commandments are not grievous.
3 Αὕτη γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ τηρῶμεν· καὶ αἱ ἐντολαὶ αὐτοῦ βαρεῖαι οὐκ εἰσίν.
4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.
4 Ὅτι πᾶν τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ νικᾷ τὸν κόσμον· καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ νίκη ἡ νικήσασα τὸν κόσμον, ἡ πίστις ἡμῶν.
5 Who
ℵB ⟨Now who⟩
 is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
5 Τίς ἐστιν [+]
WH [δὲ]
 ὁ νικῶν τὸν κόσμον, εἰ μὴ ὁ πιστεύων ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστὶν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ;
6 This is he that came by water and blood
ℵA ⟨blood and the Spirit⟩
, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood
A ⟨the Spirit⟩
. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
6 Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἐλθὼν δι’ ὕδατος καὶ αἵματος, Ἰησοῦς χριστός· οὐκ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι μόνον, ἀλλ’ ἐν τῷ ὕδατι καὶ [+]
WH ἐν
 τῷ αἵματι. Καὶ τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν τὸ μαρτυροῦν, ὅτι τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν ἡ ἀλήθεια.
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
ℵBA omit
7 Ὅτι τρεῖς εἰσὶν οἱ μαρτυροῦντες,
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth
ℵBA omit
, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
8 τὸ πνεῦμα, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ τὸ αἷμα· καὶ οἱ τρεῖς εἰς τὸ ἕν εἰσιν.
9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which
ℵBA ⟨that⟩
 he hath testified of his Son.
9 Εἰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν τῶν ἀνθρώπων λαμβάνομεν, ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ θεοῦ μείζων ἐστίν· ὅτι αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ θεοῦ, ἣν
WH ὅτι
 μεμαρτύρηκεν περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.
10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness
A ⟨witness of God⟩
 in himself: he that believeth not God
A ⟨the Son⟩
 hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
10 Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ ἔχει τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐν αὐτῷ· ὁ μὴ πιστεύων τῷ θεῷ ψεύστην πεποίηκεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὴν μαρτυρίαν, ἣν μεμαρτύρηκεν ὁ θεὸς περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ.
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
11 Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία, ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν
WH omit
 ὁ θεός, [+]
WH ἡμῖν,
 καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστίν.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
12 Ὁ ἔχων τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει τὴν ζωήν· ὁ μὴ ἔχων τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν ζωὴν οὐκ ἔχει.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God
A omit
; that ye may know that ye have eternal life
A ⟨eternal life, who believe⟩
, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God
ℵB omit
.
13 Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν [+]
WH ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν ἔχετε αἰώνιον,
 τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχετε, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ.
WH omit
14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will
A ⟨according to his name⟩
, he heareth us:
14 Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ παρρησία ἣν ἔχομεν πρὸς αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐάν τι αἰτώμεθα κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, ἀκούει ἡμῶν·
15 And if we know that he hear us,
A omit; ℵ ⟨And if we see that he hear us,⟩
 whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
15 καὶ ἐὰν οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀκούει ἡμῶν, ὃ ἐὰν αἰτώμεθα, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἔχομεν τὰ αἰτήματα ἃ ᾐτήκαμεν παρ’
WH ἀπ’
 αὐτοῦ.
16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall
ℵ* ⟨thou shalt⟩
 ask, and he shall
ℵ* ⟨thou shalt⟩
 give him life for them that sin
A ⟨sin not sin that is⟩
 not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
16 Ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωὴν τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσιν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. Ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ.
17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
17 Πᾶσα ἀδικία ἁμαρτία ἐστίν· καὶ ἔστιν ἁμαρτία οὐ πρὸς θάνατον.
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
18 Οἴδαμεν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐχ ἁμαρτάνει· ἀλλ’ ὁ γεννηθεὶς ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ τηρεῖ ἑαυτόν
WH αὐτόν
, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς οὐχ ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ.
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
19 Οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐσμέν, καὶ ὁ κόσμος ὅλος ἐν τῷ πονηρῷ κεῖται.
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
ℵ ⟨that which is true⟩; A ⟨the true God⟩
, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ
A omit
. This is the true God, and eternal life.
20 Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἥκει, καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκωμεν
WH γινώσκομεν
 τὸν ἀληθινόν· καί ἐσμεν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ, ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ χριστῷ. Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς θεός, καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
ℵBA omit
21 Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων. Ἀμήν.
WH omit
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.