Text -- 1 John 5:5 (NET)

5:5 Now who is the person who has conquered the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Jo 5:5

¹ tn After a verb of perception (the participle ὁ πιστεύων [Jo pisteuwn]) the ὅτι (Joti) in 5:5 introduces indirect discourse, a declarative or recitative clause giving the content of what the person named by the participle (ὁ πιστεύων) believes: “that Jesus is the Son of God.” As in 4:15, such a confession constitutes a problem for the author’s opponents but not for his readers who are genuine believers.