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1 John 5:18-20
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 John 5:18-20
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
That God’s Children Are Not Sinning, And Are Protected From Satan
18 We know that everyone having been born[a] from God is not sinning[b]. But the One[c] having been fathered from God is keeping[d] him. And the evil one is not touching[e] him.
That We Are Born From God
19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in[f] the evil one.
That We Know The True God And Have Eternal Life In Him
20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding in order that we might know the true[g] One. And we are in[h] the true One, in His Son Jesus Christ. This One[i] is the true God and eternal life.
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- 1 John 5:18 Or, fathered.
- 1 John 5:18 See 3:9.
- 1 John 5:18 the One having been fathered... him. Or, the one having been born from God is keeping himself [from sin].
- 1 John 5:18 Or, guarding, keeping watch over, preserving.
- 1 John 5:18 That is, to bring him harm.
- 1 John 5:19 That is, in the sphere of, in the domain of.
- 1 John 5:20 That is, the real, genuine God.
- 1 John 5:20 That is, in union with, in the domain of.
- 1 John 5:20 Grammatically, this could refer to Jesus Christ or the true One. Some think it would redundant to say the true One... is the true God, and so John says here what he says in Jn 1:1: Jesus is God. Others think John repeats himself for emphasis as he prepares for the command regarding idols.
1 John 5:18-20
New International Version
1 John 5:18-20
New International Version
18 We know that anyone born of God(A) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(B) cannot harm them.(C) 19 We know that we are children of God,(D) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(E) 20 We know also that the Son of God has come(F) and has given us understanding,(G) so that we may know him who is true.(H) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(I)
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