1 John 5:18
We know that those who have been born of God do not keep sinning. God protects his children and the evil one cannot get hold of them.
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In Context
17All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death.
19We know that we are God’s children, though the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
Cross References
Psalms 17:4I gave earnest heed to the words of your lips.
Psalms 39:1I vowed to watch my words, and sin not with my tongue, but to put on my mouth a muzzle, while the wicked were in my presence.
John 3:2This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him.”
John 15:4Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine; no more can you, unless you remain united to me.
John 15:9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; remain in my love.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:15-18
The Sin unto Death. ( a. d. 80.) 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin… Read the whole commentary →