1 John 5:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We are sure that God's children do not keep on sinning. God's own Son protects them, and the devil cannot harm them.

Cross References

Psalm 119:101

I obey your word instead of following a way that leads to trouble.

Psalm 119:3

and who never do wrong or turn from you.

Psalm 17:4

I don't do like others. I obey your teachings and am not cruel.

Psalm 18:23

I obey you completely and guard against sin.

Psalm 39:1

I told myself, “I'll be careful not to sin by what I say, and I'll muzzle my mouth when evil people are near.”

Proverbs 4:23

Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.

Leviticus 11:37

If the dead body of one of these animals is found lying on seeds that have been set aside for planting, the seeds remain clean.

Matthew 5:37

When you make a promise, say only “Yes” or “No”. Anything else comes from the devil.

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil.

John 1:13

They were not God's children by nature or because of any human desires. God himself was the one who made them his children.

John 14:30

I cannot speak with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. But he has no power over me.

John 15:4

Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me.

John 15:7

Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered.

John 15:9

I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you.

Acts 11:23

When Barnabas got there and saw what God had been kind enough to do for them, he was very glad. So he begged them to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts.

James 1:18

He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth.

James 1:27

Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.

1 Peter 1:23

Do this because God has given you new birth by his message that lives on for ever.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ always does right and that everyone who does right is a child of God.

1 John 3:12

Don't be like Cain, who belonged to the devil and murdered his own brother. Why did he murder him? He did it because his brother was good, and he was evil.

1 John 3:3

This hope makes us keep ourselves holy, just as Christ is holy.

1 John 3:9

God's children cannot keep on being sinful. His life-giving power lives in them and makes them his children, so that they cannot keep on sinning.

1 John 4:6

We belong to God, and everyone who knows God will listen to us. But the people who don't know God won't listen to us. That is how we can tell the Spirit that speaks the truth from the one that tells lies.

1 John 5:1

If we believe that Jesus is truly Christ, we are God's children. Everyone who loves the Father will also love his children.

1 John 5:15

And if we know that God listens when we pray, we are sure that our prayers have already been answered.

1 John 5:19

We are certain that we come from God and that the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.

1 John 5:20

We know that Jesus Christ the Son of God has come and has shown us the true God. And because of Jesus, we now belong to the true God who gives eternal life.

1 John 5:21

Children, you must stay away from idols.

1 John 5:4

Every child of God can defeat the world, and our faith is what gives us this victory.

Jude 1:21

And keep in step with God's love, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to show how kind he is by giving you eternal life.

Jude 1:24

Offer praise to God our Saviour because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence. Before time began and now and for evermore, God is worthy of glory, honour, power, and authority. Amen.

Revelation 2:13

I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you have kept true to my name. There where Satan lives, my faithful witness Antipas was taken from you and put to death. Even then you did not give up your faith in me.