1 John 5:1 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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:
English ASV
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.
English Amplified
EVERYONE WHO believes (adheres to, trusts, and relies on the fact) that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah) is a born-again child of God; and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him (His offspring).
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
EVERYONE WHO believes (adheres to, trusts, and relies on the fact) that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah) is a born-again child of God; and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him (His offspring).
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
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.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of him.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
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.
English EASY 2024
Everyone who believes that Jesus is God's Messiah has become a child of God. And if we love God, our Father, we will love his other children too.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The people who believe that Jesus is the Christ are God's children. Anyone who loves the Father also loves the Father's children.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whomever has been born of him.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born from God. Everyone who loves the Father also loves his children.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent also loves his child.
English KJV 1611
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.
English LSB
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the One who gives new birth loves also the one who has been born of Him.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the one born of the Father.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the father loves (also) the one begotten by him.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born again because of what God has done. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children as well.
English NIV
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
English NKJ 1982
Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him.
English NLT
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah is God’s spiritual child and has been fathered by God himself. And everyone who loves Father God loves his children as well.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and every one who loves the parent loves the child.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
If you believe that Jesus is the Christ—that he is God's Son and your Savior—then you are a child of God. And all who love the Father love his children too.
English Tyndale 1537
Whosoever believeth(All that believe) that Jesus is Christ, is(are) born of God. And every one(all) that loveth him which begat, loveth him also which was begotten of him.