¹⁶ If ean someone tis sees · ho his autos brother adelphos committing hamartanō a sin hamartia that does not mē lead to pros death thanatos, he should ask aiteō and kai God will give didōmi him autos life zōē— to those ho whose sins hamartanō do not mē lead to pros death thanatos. There is eimi sin hamartia that leads to pros death thanatos; I do legō not ou say legō that hina he should pray erōtaō about peri that ekeinos. ¹⁷ All pas wrongdoing adikia is eimi sin hamartia, but kai there is eimi sin hamartia that does not ou lead to pros death thanatos.

¹⁸ We know oida that hoti everyone pas who ho has been born gennaō of ek · ho God theos does not ou continue to sin hamartanō, but alla the ho one who was born gennaō of ek · ho God theos protects tēreō him autos and kai the ho evil one ponēros will not ou harm haptō him autos.