1Each man that believeth that Jesus is Christ, is born of God; and each man that loveth him that engendered [or that engendereth], loveth him that is born of him.

2In this thing we know, that we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his commandments.

3For this is the charity of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments be not heavy [or grievous].

4For all thing that is born of God, overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, our faith.

5And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

6This is Jesus Christ, that came by water and blood; not in water only, but in water and blood. And the Spirit is he that witnesseth, that Christ is [the] truth.

7For three be, that give witnessing in heaven, the Father, the Son [or the Word], and the Holy Ghost; and these three be one.

8And three be, that give witnessing in earth, the Spirit, water, and blood; and these three be one.

9If we receive the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnessed of his Son.

10He that believeth in the Son of God, hath the witnessing of God in him. He that believeth not to the Son, maketh him a liar; for he believeth not in the witnessing that God witnessed of his Son.

11And this is the witnessing, for God gave to you [or to us] everlasting life, and this life is in his Son.

12He that hath the Son of God, hath also life; he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life.

13I write to you these things, that ye know, that ye have everlasting life, which believe in the name of God’s Son.

14And this is the trust which we have to God [or that we have in God], that whatever thing we ask after his will, he shall hear us.

15And we know, that he heareth us, whatever thing we [shall] ask; we know, that we have the askings, that we ask of him.

16He that knoweth that his brother sinneth a sin not to death, ask he, and life shall be given to him that sinneth not to death. There is a sin to death; not for it I say, that any man pray.

17Each wickedness is sin, and there is [a] sin to death.

18We know, that each man that is born of God, sinneth not; but the generation of God keepeth him, and the wicked toucheth him not.

19We know, that we be of God, and all the world is set in evil.

20And we know, that the Son of God came in flesh, and gave to us wit, that we know him very God, and be in the very Son [Jesus] of him. This is very God, and everlasting life.

21My little sons, keep ye you from maumets [or from simulacra]. My little sons, keep away from idols. [Amen.]