## If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater ##

Alternate translation: "If we believe what people say, then we should believe what God says because he always tells the truth.

## He who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself ##

Alternate translation: “Whoever believes in Jesus knows for sure he is the Son of God.”

## has made him a liar ##

"is calling God a liar"

## because he has not believed the witness that God has borne concerning his Son ##

"because he does not believe God has told the truth about his Son"