1  That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have gazed upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-

1  He who was from the beginning, whom we have heard, whom we have seen with our eyes, upon whom we have gazed, and whom our hands have certainly touched: He is the Word of Life.

2  and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and we declare to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us-

2  And that Life has been made manifest. And we have seen, and we testify, and we announce to you: the Eternal Life, who was with the Father, and who appeared to us.

2  For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness to it, and preach to you eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us;

3  that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, in order that you also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

3  He whom we have seen and heard, we announce to you, so that you, too, may have fellowship with us, and so that our fellowship may be with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

3  It is that which we have seen and heard that we declare to you, so that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4  And these things we write to you that our joy may be fulfilled.

4  And this we write to you, so that you may rejoice, and so that your joy may be full.

5  And this is the message which we have heard from Him and we announce to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

6  If we claim that we have fellowship with Him, and we are walking in the darkness, we are lying, and are not practicing the truth.

6  If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth

7  But if we are walking in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

8  If we claim that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10  If we claim that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

2:1  My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. And if someone should sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

2:2  And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not only concerning ours, but also concerning [those] of the whole world.

2  and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

2:3  Now by this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

3  And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

3  And we can be sure that we have known him by this: if we observe his commandments.

2:4  He who says, "I have come to know Him,"and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

4  He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

2:5  But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him.

2:6  He who claims to abide in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

6  he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.

6  Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.

2:7  Brothers, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.

7  Beloved, no new commandment write I unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning: the old commandment is the word which ye heard.

7  My beloved, I do not write a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you have already heard.

2:8  Again, a new commandment I am writing to you, which [thing] is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

8  Then too, I am writing to you a new commandment, which is the Truth in him and in you. For the darkness has passed away, and the true Light is now shining.

2:9  He who says that he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.

9  Whoever declares himself to be in the light, and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness even now.

2:10  He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

2:11  But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

11  But he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.

2:12  I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name.

12  I write unto you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name`s sake.

2:13  I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him[ who is] from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil [one]. I am writing to you, little children, because you have come to know the Father.

13  I write unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil one. I have written unto you, little children, because ye know the Father.

2:14  I wrote to you, fathers, because you have come to know Him[ who is] from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil [one].

14  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.

2:15  Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

15  Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

15  Do not choose to love the world, nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

2:16  Because everything that is in the world-the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-is not from the Father but is from the world.

16  For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vain glory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

2:17  And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

2:18  Little children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.

18  Little sons, it is the last hour. And, as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have arrived. By this, we know that it is the last hour.

18  My children, it is the last time: and as you have heard that a false Christ shall come, even now there are many false Christs, and from this we know that it is the last time.

2:19  They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but [they went out] in order that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

2:20  But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

20  Yet you have the anointing of the Holy One, and you know everything.

20  But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you are enabled to distinguish between men.

2:21  I did not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

21  I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

21  I have not written to you as to ones who are ignorant of the truth, but as to ones who know the truth. For no lie is of the truth.

2:22  Who is a liar but the [one] who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the [one] who denies the Father and the Son.

2:23  Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either.

23  Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son hath the Father also.

23  Whoever denies the Son, the same does not believe in the Father; but whoever acknowledges the Son, acknowledges the Father also.

2:24  Therefore let that which you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.

24  Let that, therefore, abide in you which you have heard from the very beginning. For if that which you have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, you also shall continue in the Father and in the Son.

2:25  And this is the promise which He Himself promised to you-eternal life.

2:26  These things I wrote to you concerning those who deceive you.

26  These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you astray.

26  I have written these things to you, because of those who would seduce you.

2:27  And [as for] you, the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

27  But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

2:28  And now, little children, abide in Him, in order that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed due to Him at His coming.

28  And now, [my] little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

28  And now, my children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may not be ashamed before him, but have pride at his coming.

2:29  If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

29  If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.

29  If you know that he is just, then know, too, that all who do what is just are born of him.

3:1  Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! On account of this the world does not know you, because it did not know Him.

3:2  Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.

2  Most beloved, we are now the sons of God. But what we shall be then has not yet appeared. We know that when he does appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

2  My beloved, now we are the sons of God, and as yet it has not been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be in his likeness; for we shall see him as he is.

3:3  And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

3  And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

3  Let every man who has this hope in him purify himself, even as he is pure.

3:4  Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

4  Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.

4  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

3:5  And you know that He appeared that He might take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

5  And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

3:6  Everyone who abides in Him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen Him nor has he known Him.

6  Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

6  Whoever abides in him does not sin: and whoever sins has not seen him, neither known him.

3:7  Little children, let no one deceive you. The [one] who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.

7  [My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous

7  Little sons, let no one deceive you. Whoever does justice is just, even as he also is just.

3:8  He who practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this [reason] the Son of God appeared, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

8  He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

3:9  No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

9  Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

9  All those who have been born of God do not commit sin. For the offspring of God abides in them, and he is not able to sin, because he was born of God.

3:10  By this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Everyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

10  In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

10  In this way, the sons of God are made manifest, and also the sons of the devil. Everyone who is not just, is not of God, as also anyone who does not love his brother.

3:11  Because this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

11  For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another

3:12  not as Cain who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his works were evil and the [works] of his brother were righteous.

12  not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother`s righteous.

12  Do not be like Cain, who was of the evil one, and who killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked, but his brother’s works were just.

3:13  Do not marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.

13  If the world hates you, brothers, do not be surprised.

3:14  We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

3:15  Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

3:16  By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives on behalf of our brothers.

16  Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

16  We know the love of God in this way: because he laid down his life for us. And so, we must lay down our lives for our brothers.

3:17  But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother having need, and shuts off his compassion towards him, how does the love of God abide in him?

17  Whoever has worldly goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his mercy from him, how can the love of God dwell in him?

3:18  My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

18  My little sons, let us not love in words only, but in works and in truth.

18  My children, let us not love one another in word and in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

3:19  And in this we know that we are from the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

19  In this way, we will know that we are of the truth, and we will commend our hearts in his sight.

3:20  Because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things.

20  For if our hearts condemns us, how much more, then, will God who is greater than our hearts and knows all things.

3:21  Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.

21  Most beloved, if our heart does not reproach us, we can have confidence toward God;

21  My beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, then we have confidence before God.

3:22  And whatever we should ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and we do the things pleasing before Him.

22  and whatsoever we ask we receive of him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

22  and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

3:23  And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ and should love one another, just as He gave commandment.

3:24  And the [one] who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, from the Spirit whom He gave us.

24  Whosoever keeps his commandments will be guarded by him, and he will dwell in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit which he has given us.

24  And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

4:1  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1  Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

1  MY beloved, do not believe every prophecy, but examine the prophecies to find out if they are of God: because many false prophets have appeared in the world.

4:2  By this the Spirit of God is known: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

2  The Spirit of God may be known in this way. Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has arrived in the flesh is of God;

4:3  and every spirit which does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the [spirit] of the Antichrist, which you have heard that it is coming, and now is already in the world.

3  and every spirit who contradicts Jesus is not of God. And this one is the Antichrist, the one that you have heard is coming, and even now he is in the world.

3  And every prophecy which does not declare that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not from God: but it is the prophecy of the false Christ, of whose coming you have heard, and who is even now already in the world.

4:4  You are of God, little children, and you have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

4:5  They are of the world: on account of this they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

4:6  We are of God. He that knows God hears us; [he] that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

6  We are of God. Whoever knows God, listens to us. Whoever is not of God, does not listen to us. In this way, we know the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error.

4:7  Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone that loves has been born of God and knows God.

7  Most beloved, let us love one another. For love is of God. And everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

7  My beloved, let us love one another: for love is from God; and every one who loves is born of God, and knows God.

4:8  He that does not love does not know God, because God is love.

8  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

8  Whoever does not love, does not know God. For God is love.

4:9  By this the love of God is manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, in order that we might live through Him.

9  In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

4:10  In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son [to be ]the propitiation for our sins.

10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

4:11  Beloved, if in this way God loved us, indeed we ought to love one another.

11  Most beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

4:12  No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.

12  No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us

4:13  (By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.)

13  Hereby we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

4:14  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world.

4:15  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

4:16  And we have come to know and believe the love which God has in us. God is love, and he that abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

16  And we have believed and have known the love that God has for us. God is love; and he who dwells in love, abides in God.

4:17  By this love has been perfected with us: that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because just as He is, we also are in this world.

17  Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.

17  In this way, the love of God is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment. For as he is, so also are we, in this world.

4:18  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment. But he that fears has not been made perfect in love.

18  Fear is not in love. Instead, perfect love casts out fear, for fear pertains to punishment. And whoever fears is not perfected in love.

4:19  We love Him because He first loved us.

19  Therefore, let us love God, for God first loved us.

4:20  If anyone claims, "I love God,"and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how is it possible [for him] to love God whom he has not seen?

20  If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

20  If anyone says that he loves God, but hates his brother, then he is a liar. For he who does not love his brother, whom he does see, in what way can he love God, whom he does not see?

4:21  And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God should love his brother also.

5:1  Everyone that believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone that loves Him that begot also loves him that is begotten of Him.

1  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.

1  Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God. And everyone who loves God, who provides that birth, also loves him who has been born of God.

5:2  By this we know that we love the children of God, whenever we love God and keep His commandments.

2  In this way, we know that we love those born of God: when we love God and do his commandments.

5:3  For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,

5:4  because everything having been born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that has overcome the world-your faith.

4  For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, [even] our faith.

4  For whoever is born of God triumphs over the world: and this is the victory which conquers the world, even our faith.

5:5  Who is he that overcomes the world, if not he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

5:6  This is He who came through water and blood-Jesus Christ, not only by the water, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is He[ ]who witnesses, because the Spirit is the truth.

6  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.

5:7  For there are three that bear witness

7  And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

7  For there are Three who give testimony in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. And these Three are One.

5:8  the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

8  For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.

8  And there are three who give testimony on earth: the Spirit, and the water, and the blood. And these three are one.

5:9  If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; because this is the testimony of God which He has testified concerning His Son.

9  If we accept the testimony of men, then the testimony of God is greater. For this is the testimony of God, which is greater: that he has testified about his Son.

5:10  He that believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; he that does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony which God has testified concerning His Son.

10  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.

10  He who believes on the Son of God has this testimony in himself: he who does not believe God, has made him a liar; because he does not believe the record that God gave of his Son.

5:11  And this is the testimony: that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.

5:12  He that has the Son has life; he that does not have the Son of God does not have life.

12  Whoever has the Son, has Life. Whoever does not have the Son, does not have Life.

12  He who believes on the Son has life; he who does not believe on the Son of God does not have life.

5:13  These things I write 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 believe in the name of the Son of God.

13  I am writing this to you, so that you may know that you have Eternal Life: you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

13  These things I have written to you who believe on the name of the Son of God; that you may know that you have eternal life.

5:14  And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we should ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

5:15  And if we know that He hears us, whatever we may ask, we know that we have the requests that we have requested from Him.

15  And we know that he hears us, no matter what we request; so we know that we can obtain the things that we request of him.

15  For if we beseech him to hear us concerning the things that we ask of him, we are assured that we have already received from him those things that we desire.

5:16  If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not [leading] to death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life for those who do not sin unto death. There is a sin [leading] to death. I do not say that he should ask about that.

16  Anyone who realizes that his brother has sinned, with a sin that is not unto death, let him pray, and life shall be given to him who has sinned not unto death. There is a sin which is unto death. I am not saying that anyone should ask on behalf of that sin.

16  If any man see his brother commit a sin which is not worthy of death, let him ask and Eternal Life. 1 John 5 life will be granted him, if he has not committed a sin worthy of death. There is a sin worthy of death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

5:17  All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not [leading] to death.

17  All that is iniquity is sin. But there is a sin unto death.

5:18  We know that everyone begotten of God does not sin; but he that was begotten of God keeps himself, and the evil [one] does not touch him.

5:19  We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies [under the sway] of the evil [one].

19  And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.

5:20  And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him that is true; and we are in Him that is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

5:21  Little children, guard yourselves from idols. Amen.

21  [My] little children, guard yourselves from idols.

21  My children, keep yourselves from idols.