1 ^mEveryone who believes that ⁿJesus is the Christ has been born of God, and ^oeveryone who ^ploves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the ^qchildren of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For ^rthis is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And ^shis commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God ^tovercomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.