Of God (εκ του θεου). See 3:10; 4:6 for this idiom.

Lieth in the evil one (εν τω πονηρω κειτα). Present mi…

And we know that we are of God. We who are Christians. The apostle supposed that true Christians might have such clear evidence on that su…

1. SOME PRACTICAL POINTS RECAPITULATED (1 John 5:18–21).

   1. God’s sons do not sin ([Reference 1 …

But he that is begotten of God keeps himself, and that wicked one touches him not. And we knew that we are of God, and the whole world lies in …

The second affirmation builds on the first one (v.18), but emphasizes the positive consequence: “We know that we are children of God.” The author n…

We are of God. He derives an exhortation from his previous teaching. For what he had declared generally concerning God's children, he now …

[And] we know that we are of God
The sons of God, and regenerated by him; this is known by the Spirit of God, which witne es t…

All mankind is divided into two parties or dominions; that which belongs to God, and that which belongs to the wicked one. True believers belong to…