1 John 5:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I have put these things in writing for you who have faith in the name of the Son of God, so that you may be certain that you have eternal life.

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  • John 20:31 : 31 But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
  • John 1:12 : 12 To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name:
  • Gal 4:6 : 6 And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.
  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.
  • Rom 8:15-17 : 15 For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father. 16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God: 17 And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.
  • John 2:23 : 23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.
  • John 3:18 : 18 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
  • John 21:24 : 24 This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.
  • Acts 3:16 : 16 And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all.
  • Acts 4:12 : 12 And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation.
  • 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief: 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.
  • 1 Pet 5:12 : 12 I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.
  • 2 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall: 11 For so the way will be open to you into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  • 1 John 1:1-2 : 1 That which was from the first, which has come to our ears, and which we have seen with our eyes, looking on it and touching it with our hands, about the Word of life 2 (And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);
  • 1 John 1:4 : 4 And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:
  • 1 John 2:13-14 : 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father. 14 I have sent a letter to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I have sent a letter to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God is in you, and because you have overcome the Evil One.
  • 1 John 2:21 : 21 I have not sent you this letter because you have no knowledge of what is true, but because you have knowledge, and because that which is false has nothing in common with that which is true.
  • 1 John 2:26 : 26 I am writing these things to you about those whose purpose is that you may be turned out of the true way.
  • 1 John 5:10 : 10 He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.

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  • 1 John 5:9-12
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    9If we take the witness of men to be true, the witness of God is greater: because this is the witness which God has given about his Son.

    10He who has faith in the Son of God has the witness in himself: he who has not faith in God makes him false, because he has not faith in the witness which God has given about his Son.

    11And his witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life.

  • 1 John 5:20-21
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    20And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

    21My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.

  • John 20:31
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    31But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.

  • 1 John 2:23-25
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    23He who has no belief in the Son has not the Father: he who makes clear his belief in the Son has the Father.

    24But as for you, keep in your hearts the things which were made clear to you from the first. If you keep these things in your hearts you will be kept in the Father and the Son.

    25And this is the hope which he gave you, even eternal life.

  • 1 John 5:14-15
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    14And we are certain that if we make any request to him which is right in his eyes, he will give ear to us:

    15And if we are certain that he gives ear to all our requests, we are equally certain that we will get our requests.

  • 1 John 5:4-7
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    4Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

    5Who is able to overcome the world but the man who has faith that Jesus is the Son of God?

    6This is he who came by water and by blood, Jesus Christ; not by water only but by water and by blood.

    7And the Spirit is the witness, because the Spirit is true.

  • John 3:36
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    36He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.

  • John 6:47
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    47Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

  • John 3:15-16
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    15So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

    16For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

  • 1 John 1:2-4
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    2(And the life was made clear to us, and we have seen it and are witnessing to it and giving you word of that eternal life which was with the Father and was seen by us);

    3We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ:

    4And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.

  • John 5:24
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    24Truly I say to you, The man whose ears are open to my word and who has faith in him who sent me, has eternal life; he will not be judged, but has come from death into life.

  • 1 John 4:13
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    13And his Spirit which he has given us is the witness that we are in him and he is in us.

  • John 17:3
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    3And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

  • 1 John 4:15-16
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    15Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.

    16And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.

  • 1 John 2:13-14
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    13I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.

    14I have sent a letter to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I have sent a letter to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God is in you, and because you have overcome the Evil One.

  • John 5:38-39
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    38And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

    39You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.

  • 1 John 3:23-24
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    23And this is his law, that we have faith in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love for one another, even as he said to us.

    24He who keeps his laws is in God and God is in him. And the Spirit which he gave us is our witness that he is in us.

  • 1 John 3:14
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    14We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

  • John 3:18
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    18The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.

  • 1 John 2:3
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    3And by this we may be certain that we have knowledge of him, if we keep his laws.

  • 1 John 2:5
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    5But in every man who keeps his word, the love of God is made complete. By this we may be certain that we are in him:

  • 1 John 3:19
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    19In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

  • 2 John 1:9
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    9Anyone who goes on and does not keep to the teaching of Christ, has not God: he who keeps to the teaching has the Father and the Son.

  • 1 John 5:1-2
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    1Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

    2In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.

  • 1 John 2:20-21
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    20And you have the Spirit from the Holy One and you all have knowledge.

    21I have not sent you this letter because you have no knowledge of what is true, but because you have knowledge, and because that which is false has nothing in common with that which is true.

  • 1 John 2:1
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    1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:

  • 1 John 3:1
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    1See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.

  • 1 John 2:28
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    28And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.

  • John 6:69
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    69And we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

  • John 14:20
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    20At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.