Verses to review today: 1 John 1:1-5:12
New Verse: 1 John 5:13

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I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God that you may know that you have eternal life. (ESV)

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. (KJV)

Greek: Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν ἔχετε αἰώνιον, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ.

Transliterated Greek: Tauta egrapsa hymin hina eidēte hoti zōēn echete aiōnion, tois pisteuousin eis to onoma tou huiou tou theou.

Literal Word for Word Translation: These things I have written to you in order that you may know that you have life eternal, you who are believing in the name of the Son of God.

Vocab: ἔγραψα, egrapsa, I have written; εἰδῆτε, eidēte, you (pl) may know; αἰώνιον, aiōnion, eternal; πιστεύουσιν, pisteuousin, the ones believing; ὄνομα, onoma, name.

Commentary: John was writing so that the joy of the apostles may be complete (1 Jn 1:4). He wrote so that the precious children of God may not go on sinning (1 Jn 2:1). He was writing to children, fathers, and young men (1 Jn 2:12-14). He wrote to warn them about the deceivers (1 Jn 2:26). All of what He wrote was a testimony: a testimony of the apostles, of Jesus Christ, of the Spirit, and of God. They did not need to be concerned with the Gnostic deceivers, but were to be certain that they indeed had, and we have who believe today have, eternal life because the very presence of God was with in them and is in us testifying through love, knowledge, and obedience that only comes from God.