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13 I have written this so that you who believe in the Son of God may know that you have eternal life.
14 And we have confidence in him, that if we ask him for anything that is in accordance with his will, he will listen to us.
15 And if we know that he listens to whatever we ask him for, we know that the requests we have made of him are granted.
16 If anyone sees his brother committing any sin except a deadly one, he will ask and obtain life for him—provided the sin is not a deadly one. There is such a thing as deadly sin; I do not say that a man should pray about that.
17 Any wrongdoing is sin, but there are sins that are not deadly.
18 We know that no child of God commits sin, but the fact that he is God's child protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
19 We know that we are children of God, while the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us power to recognize him who is true; and we are in union with him who is true, through his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.