18 We know that (A)everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but (B)he who was born of God (C)protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

19 We know that we are from God, and (D)the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (E)has given us understanding, so that we may know (F)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (G)eternal life.

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18 We know that the person who has been born from God does not go on sinning. Rather, the Son[a] of God protects them, and the evil one cannot harm them. 19 We know that we are from God and that the whole world lies under the control of the evil one. 20 We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true God.[b] We are in union with the one who is true, his Son Jesus the Messiah,[c] who is the true God and eternal life.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:18 Lit. the one who has been born
  2. 1 John 5:20 Other mss. read the true one
  3. 1 John 5:20 Or Christ