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1 John 5:18
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16 If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and aHe will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. bThere is sin leading to death. cI do not say that he should pray about that.  
17 aAll unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.  

Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

18 We know that awhoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God bkeeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.  
19 We know that we are of God, and athe whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.  
20 And we know that the aSon of God has come and bhas given us an understanding, cthat we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. dThis is the true God eand eternal life.  
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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1 John 5:18

We know (oidamen). As in I John 3:2, I John 3:14; I John 5:15, I John 5:19-20. He has "ye know" in I John 2:20; I John 3:5, I John 3:15.

Sinneth not (oux amartanei). Lineal present active indicative, "does not keep on sinning," as he has already shown in I John 3:4-10.

He that was begotten of God (o gennhqeiv ek tou qeou). First aorist passive articular participle referring to Christ, if the reading of A B is correct (threi auton, not threi eauton). It is Christ who keeps the one begotten of God (gegennhmenov ek tou qeou as in I John 3:9 and so different from o gennhqeiv here). It is a difficult phrase, but this is probably the idea. Jesus (John 18:37) uses gegennhmai of himself and uses also threw of keeping the disciples (John 17:12, John 17:15; Revelation 3:10).

The evil one (o ponhrov). Masculine and personal as in I John 2:13, not neuter, and probably Satan as in Matthew 6:13, not just any evil man.

Touchest him not (oux aptetai autou). Present middle indicative of aptw, elsewhere in John only John 20:17. It means to lay hold of or to grasp rather than a mere superficial touch (qigganw, both in Colossians 2:21). Here the idea is to touch to harm. The devil cannot snatch such a man from Christ (John 6:38 f.).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 John 5:18:

John 17:15
2 Thessalonians 3:3
1 John 5:1
1 John 5:19

 

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