1 John 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.”

1 John 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 John 5:1 — World English Bible

1 John 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 John 5:1 — American Standard Version

1 John 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Every one who is believing that Jesus is the Christ, of God he hath been begotten, and every one who is loving Him who did beget, doth love also him who is begotten of Him:”

1 John 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Every one that believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten ofGod; and every one that loves him that has begotten loves also him that is begotten of him.”

1 John 5:1 — Darby Translation

1 John 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whosoeuer beleeueth that Iesus is that Christ, is borne of God: and euery one that loueth him, which begate, loueth him also which is begotten of him.”

1 John 5:1 — Geneva Bible

1 John 5:1 in Context — 1 John 5

1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

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What Does 1 John 5:1 Mean?

1 John 5:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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