1 John 5:18

All us mob that are God’s kids, we know that we don’t keep on doing bad things all the time. God’s son Jesus helps us stay strong. The devil, that boss over the bad spirits, he always wants to make us do bad things. But Jesus keeps us safe, so the devil can’t make us go wrong.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

In Context

17Every time somebody does a bad thing, they are going against God. But not all those bad things make a person die for ever.

19We know that we belong to God. But the devil has power over everyone else in the world.

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Cross References

John 15:4And, you know, a branch has to stay joined to the main trunk of the vine, so it can grow fruit. A broken branch lying on the ground can’t grow any fruit. The trunk and the branch have to stay joined together. Well, just like that, you have to stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. If you don’t stay joined to me, you can’t live God’s way.

John 15:9I loved you just as much as my father loves me. So listen, you have to stay joined to me, and I will keep on loving you.

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 →

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