15. God listens to us every time we ask him. So we know that he gives us the things that we ask from him.
16. Suppose someone sees his brother in Christ sinning (sin that does not lead to eternal death). That person should pray for his brother who is sinning. Then God will give the brother life. I am talking about people whose sin does not lead to eternal death. There is sin that leads to death. I do not mean that a person should pray about that sin.
17. Doing wrong is always sin. But there is sin that does not lead to eternal death.
18. We know that anyone who is God’s child does not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps him safe, and the Evil One cannot hurt him.
19. We know that we belong to God. But the Evil One controls the whole world.
20. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding. Now we can know God, the One who is true. And our lives are in that true God and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God, and he is eternal life.