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18 We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them. 19 We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God.[a] And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.

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  1. 5:20 Greek the one who is true.

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. 19 We know oida that hoti we are eimi children of ek · ho God theos, and kai that the ho whole holos world kosmos lies keimai in en the power of the ho evil one ponēros. 20 And de we know oida that hoti the ho Son hyios of ho God theos has come hēkō and kai has given didōmi us hēmeis discernment dianoia so that hina we may know ginōskō him ho who is true alēthinos; and kai we are eimi in en him ho who is true alēthinos, in en · ho his autos Son hyios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. This one houtos is eimi the ho true alēthinos God theos and kai eternal aiōnios life zōē.

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