1 John 5:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)19 We [also] know that we are [children] of God and that the people of the whole world lie under [the control of] the evil one [i.e., Satan]. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176919 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition19 We know [positively] that we are of God, and the whole world [around us] is under the power of the evil one. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible19 We know we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version19 We know that we are of God, and that the entire world is established in wickedness. Ver Capítulo |
You practiced such things when you lived according to the evil ways of this world, and according to the ruler of the [spiritual] powers of the air. [Note: This refers to Satan, whose influence permeates life around us]. He is the [evil] spirit who is now at work in people who are disobedient [to God].
The person who [sincerely] believes in God’s Son has the evidence [of it] within his heart, [confirming God’s testimony]. The person who does not believe God [i.e., what He says about Jesus], accuses Him of lying, because he has not accepted the [irrefutable] testimony of God concerning [the identity and mission of] His Son.
We know that every person who has been [spiritually] conceived by God [and eventually born] does not continue in [a life of] sin, but God’s only conceived One [i.e., His Son] keeps him [from continuing to sin], and the evil one [i.e., Satan] does not continue to touch him [i.e., continue to control his life].
For I am suffering these things [See verse 8] for this reason [i.e., because of being a Gospel preacher]. Yet I am not ashamed because I know whom I have believed in [i.e., Jesus], and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him [i.e., Paul’s spiritual well-being] until that day [i.e., the Day of Judgment].