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.
         
                                
                        2 Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
         
                                
                        3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
         
                                
                        4 For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, [even] our faith.
         
                                
                        5 And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
         
                                
                        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.
         
                                
                        7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.