The New Testament & Psalms Bible Reading Plan
August 21
1 John 5
Chapter 5
Overcoming the World
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves
the Father loves the child born of Him.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe
His commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments
are not burdensome.
4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that
has overcome the world—our faith.
5 Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the
Son of God?
6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water
only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies,
because the Spirit is the truth.
7 For there are three that testify:
8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater; for the
testimony of God is this, that He has testified concerning His Son.
10 The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one
who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in
the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.
11 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life
is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have the life.
This Is Written That You May Know
13 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.
14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything
according to His will, He hears us.
15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the
requests which we have asked from Him.
16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall
ask and God will for him give life to those who commit sin not leading to death.
There is a sin leading to death; I do not say that he should make request for
this.
17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is a sin not leading to death.
18 We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps
him, and the evil one does not touch him.
19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of
the evil one.
20 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. This is the true God and eternal life.
21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation Used by permission." (www.Lockman.org)