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1 John 5:19 KJV
1 John · chapter 5 · verse 19
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.1 John 5:19 · King James Version
1 John 5:19 in context
17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18We 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.
19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20And 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.
21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Commentary
Cross references
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
- Ephesians 2:2
- 1 John 4:4-6
- Galatians 1:4
- Revelation 12:9
- John 12:31
- John 16:11
- 1 John 5:20
Key words (Strong's)
- wickednessponērosfull of labours, annoyances, hardships, pressed and harassed by labours, bringing toils…G4190 →
- wholeholosall, whole, completelyG3650 →
- worldkosmosan apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government, ornament…G2889 →
- liethkeimaito lie, of an infant, of one buried, of things that quietly cover some spot, of a city…G2749 →
- knoweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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Here we have, I. A recapitulation of the privileges and advantages of sound Christian believers. 1. They are secured against sin, against the fulness of its dominion or the fulness of its guilt: We know that whosoever is born of God (and the believer in Christ is born of God, Jo1 5:1) sinneth not (Jo1 5:18), sinneth…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-21