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.