John 3:21
New King James Version
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been (A)done in God.”
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John 3:21
New American Standard Bible
21 But the one who (A)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed [a]as having been performed in God.”
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- John 3:21 Lit that they have been
John 3:21
Amplified Bible
21 But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].”
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1 John 5:1
New King James Version
Obedience by Faith
5 Whoever believes that (A)Jesus is the Christ is (B)born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
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1 John 5:1
New American Standard Bible
Overcoming the World
5 (A)Everyone who believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ has been (B)born of God, and everyone who loves the [b]Father (C)loves the child born of Him.
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- 1 John 5:1 I.e., Messiah
- 1 John 5:1 Lit one who has fathered
1 John 5:1
Amplified Bible
Overcoming the World
5 Everyone who believes [with a deep, abiding trust in the fact] that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is born of God [that is, reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], and everyone who loves the Father also loves [a]the child born of Him.
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- 1 John 5:1 This could refer either to other born-again believers or to Jesus.
1 John 5:4
New King James Version
4 For (A)whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that (B)has overcome the world—[a]our faith.
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- 1 John 5:4 M your
1 John 5:4
New American Standard Bible
4 For [a]whoever has been (A)born of God (B)overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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- 1 John 5:4 Lit everything that
1 John 5:4
Amplified Bible
4 For [a]everyone born of God is victorious and overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has conquered and overcome the world—our [continuing, persistent] faith [in Jesus the Son of God].
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- 1 John 5:4 Lit everything that is. John uses the Greek neuter to underscore the fact that everyone who has been born again, regardless of gender or age, is victorious over the world.
1 John 5:10
New King James Version
10 He who believes in the Son of God (A)has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God (B)has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son.
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1 John 5:10
New American Standard Bible
10 The one who believes in the Son of God (A)has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has (B)made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.
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1 John 5:10
Amplified Bible
10 The one who believes in the Son of God [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies confidently on Him as Savior] has the testimony within himself [because he can speak authoritatively about Christ from his own personal experience]. The one who does not believe God [in this way] has made Him [out to be] a liar, because he has not believed in the evidence that God has given regarding His Son.
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