1 John 5:18

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“We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.”

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“We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“We have known that every one who hath been begotten of God doth not sin, but he who was begotten of God doth keep himself, and the evil one doth not touch him;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 John 5:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:37If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
  2. Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
  3. Psalms 18:23And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
  4. Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”
  5. Psalms 119:101I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.
  6. Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
  7. John 1:13children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
  8. John 3:2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
  9. John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
  10. John 15:4Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  11. John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  12. John 15:9As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
  13. Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  14. James 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
  15. James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
  16. 1 Peter 1:23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
  17. 1 John 2:13I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
  18. 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
  19. 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
  20. 1 John 3:9Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
  21. 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  22. 1 John 4:6We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.
  23. 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
  24. 1 John 5:4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

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