5 You know that ^khe appeared in order to ^ltake away sins, and ^min him there is no sin. 6 No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; ⁿno one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. 7 Little children, ^olet no one deceive you. ^pWhoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 ^qWhoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^rto destroy the works of the devil. 9 ^sNo one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s¹ seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, ^tnor is the one who ^udoes not love his brother.

11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us ^ceternal life, and ^dthis life is in his Son.

12 ^eWhoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.