The closing chapter of John’s first letter delivers the New Testament’s boldest assurance: faith in Jesus as the Son of God means you already possess eternal life.

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Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ Has been born of God whoever loves the Father Also loves the child who is born of him

By this we know that we love the children of God When we love God and keep his commandments For this is loving God that we keep his commandments His commandments are not grievous

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world This is the victory that has overcome the world Your faith who is he who overcomes the world But he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God

This is he who came by water and blood Jesus Christ Not with the water only but with the water and the blood It is the Spirit who testifies because the Spirit is the truth For there are three who testify

The Spirit the water and the blood And the three agree as one If we receive the witness of men The witness of God is greater

For this is God’s testimony which he has testified Concerning his Son he who believes in the Son of God Has the testimony in himself He who does not believe God has made him a liar

Because he has not believed the testimony That God has given concerning his Son The testimony is this that God gave to us eternal life And this life is in his Son he who has the Son has the life

He who does not have God’s Son does not have the life 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 We know that the Son of God has come And has given us an understanding That we know him who is true We are in him who is true in his Son Jesus Christ This is the true God and eternal life

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1 John 5 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press