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1 John 5

21 aligned verses; 21 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God : and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God , and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
Hereby we know that we love the children of God , when we love God and do his commandments.
By this we know that we love the children of God : when we love God and keep His commandments.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments : and his commandments are not grievous.
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments . And His commandments are not burdensome,
For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world : and this is the victory that hath overcome the world , `even' our faith.
because everyone born of God overcomes the world . And this is the victory that has overcome the world : our faith.
And who is he that overcometh the world , but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God ?
Who then overcomes the world ? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God .
This is he that came by water and blood, `even' Jesus Christ ; not with the water only , but with the water and with the blood.
This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ not by water alone , but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.
For there are three that testify:
For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood : and the three agree in one .
the Spirit, the water, and the blood and these three are in agreement .
If we receive the witness of men , the witness of God is greater : for the witness of God is this , that he hath borne witness concerning his Son.
Even if we accept human testimony , the testimony of God is greater . For this is the testimony that God has given about His Son.
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in him : he that believeth not God hath made him a liar ; because he hath not believed in the witness that God hath borne concerning his Son.
Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him ; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar , because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
And the witness is this , that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, `even' unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.
I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God , so that you may know that you have eternal life .
And this is the boldness which we have toward him , that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us :
And this is the confidence that we have before Him : If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us .
and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask , and ` God ' will give him life for them that sin not unto death . There is a sin unto death : not concerning this do I say that he should make request .
If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God , who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death ; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin .
All unrighteousness is sin : and there is a sin not unto death.
All unrighteousness is sin , yet there is sin that does not lead to death.
We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself , and the evil one toucheth him not .
We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning ; the One who was born of God protects him , and the evil one cannot touch him.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
And we know that the Son of God is come , and hath given us an understanding, that we 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.
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true ; and we are in Him who is true in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
`My' little children, guard yourselves from idols.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

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