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A World Divided
Commentators emphasize that this verse presents a stark reality: all of humanity is divided into two distinct spiritual dominions. You are either "of God" or part of "the whole world." Scholars like Matthew Henry and the author of the Expositor's Bible Commentary stress that there is no middle ground. This knowledge defines the believer's fundamental identity and separation from the world's system.
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1 John
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Albert Barnes
On 1 John 5:19
18th Century
Theologian
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…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 5:19
Of God (εκ του θεου). See 3:10; 4:6 for this idiom.
Lieth in the evil one (εν τω πονηρω κειτα). Present mi…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 John 5:18–21
19th Century
Bishop
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SOME PRACTICAL POINTS RECAPITULATED (1 John 5:18–21).
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God’s sons do not sin ([Reference 1 …
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 John 5:18–21
19th Century
Preacher
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 …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 5:19
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…
John Calvin
On 1 John 5:19
16th Century
Theologian
We are of God. He derives an exhortation from his previous teaching. For what he had declared generally concerning God's children, he now …
John Gill
On 1 John 5:19
17th Century
Pastor
[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 witnesses …
Matthew Henry
On 1 John 5:18–21
17th Century
Minister
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…