1. Ὅποιος πιστεύει ὅτι ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶναι ὁ Χριστός, ἔχει γεννηθῆ ἀπὸ τὸν Θεὸν καὶ ὅποιος ἀγαπᾶ τὸν γεννήσαντα ἀγαπᾶ καὶ ἐκεῖνον ποὺ ἔχει γεννηθῆ ἀπὸ αὐτόν.
2. Καὶ ἔτσι ξέρομεν ὅτι, ὅταν ἀγαπᾶμε τὸν Θεὸν καὶ τηροῦμεν τὰς ἐντολάς του, ἀγαπᾶμε καὶ τὰ παιδιὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ.