1 John 5:19
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickednesse.”
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1 John 5:19 Context
17All vnrighteousnes is sinne, and there is a sinne not vnto death. 18We know that whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: but hee that is begotten of God, keepeth himselfe, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickednesse. 20And we know that the Sonne of God is come, and hath giuen vs an vnderstanding that wee may know him that is true: and wee are in him that is true, euen in his Sonne Iesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternall life. 21Little children, keepe your selues from Idoles. Amen.
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[And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
- King James Version
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in {the power of} the evil one.
- New American Standard Version (1995)