1 John 5:19
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the Evil one.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
In Context
Cross References
John 12:31Now is a judgement of this world: now will the Prince of this world be driven out.
John 15:18If the world hates you, remember that it has first had me as the fixed object of its hatred.
Romans 1:28And just as they had refused to continue to have a full knowledge of God, so it was to utterly worthless minds that God gave them up, for them to do things which should not be done.
Romans 8:16The Spirit Himself bears witness, along with our own spirits, to the fact that we are children of God;
2 Corinthians 4:4in whom the god of this present age has blinded their unbelieving minds so as to shut out the sunshine of the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God.
Galatians 1:4who gave Himself to suffer for our sins in order to rescue us from the present wicked age in accordance with the will of our God and Father.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 5:19-21
Privileges of Believers. ( a. d. 80.) 18 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. 19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.… Read the whole commentary →