1 John 5:1 “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, a…”

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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:

Bible in Basic English

Everyone 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.

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Cross references

“believeth”

Matthew 16:16 1 John 4:2 John 6:69 1 John 2:22 1 John 2:23 1 John 4:14

Matthew 16:16 · BSB

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

1 John 4:2 · BSB

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

John 6:69 · BSB

We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God. ”

1 John 2:22 · BSB

Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

1 John 2:23 · BSB

Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.

1 John 4:14 · BSB

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

“is born”

1 John 2:29 1 John 4:7 1 John 5:4 1 John 3:9

1 John 2:29 · BSB

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

1 John 4:7 · BSB

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 5:4 · BSB

because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

1 John 3:9 · BSB

Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

“and every”

1 John 3:14 John 15:23 1 John 2:10 1 John 4:20 1 Peter 1:3 James 1:18

1 John 3:14 · BSB

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

John 15:23 · BSB

Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.

1 John 2:10 · BSB

Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.

1 John 4:20 · BSB

If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.

1 Peter 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

James 1:18 · BSB

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

Also

John 8:42 John 3:3 Acts 8:36

John 8:42 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

John 3:3 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. ”

Acts 8:36 · BSB

As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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