1 John 5:19

New English Translation

¹⁹We know that we are from God,^[a] and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

1 John 5:19 tn The preposition ἐκ (ek) here indicates both source and possession: Christians are “from” God in the sense that they are begotten by him, and they belong to him. For a similar use of the preposition compare the phrases ἐκ τοῦ πατρός (ek tou patros) and ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου (ek tou kosmou) in 1 John 2:16.

1 John 5:19

New International Version

¹⁹We know that we are children of God,^(A) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.^(B)

¹⁹And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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