1 John 5:13 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 5:13

11 And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

12 ^aHe who has the Son has¹ life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

13 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,¹ and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Confidence and Compassion in Prayer

14 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that ^aif we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and ^aHe will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. ^bThere is sin leading to death. ^cI do not say that he should pray about that.

17 ^aAll unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.

Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

18 We know that ^awhoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God ^bkeeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

19 We know that we are of God, and ^athe whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

20 And we know that the ^aSon of God has come and ^bhas given us an understanding, ^cthat we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. ^dThis is the true God ^eand eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Verse Comparison: 1 John 5:13

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the name of the Son of God [in the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have life, yes, eternal life.

Contemporary English Version
All of you have faith in the Son of God, and I have written to let you know that you have eternal life.

Darby English Version
These things have I written to you that ye may know that ye have eternal life who believe on the name of the Son of God.

Good News Bible
I am writing this to you so that you may know that you have eternal life---you that believe in the Son of God.

International Standard Version
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.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

New International Version
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

Young's Literal Translation
These things I did write to you who are believing in the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that life ye have age-during, and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God.

New English Translation
I have written these things¹ to you who believe² in the name of the Son of God so that³ you may know that you have eternal life.

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