1 John 5:19

New Century Version

We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 4:4

The devil who rules this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. They cannot see the light of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is exactly like God.

Ephesians 2:2

Yes, in the past you lived the way the world lives, following the ruler of the evil powers that are above the earth. That same spirit is now working in those who refuse to obey God.

Galatians 1:4

Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in, as God the Father planned.

John 12:31

Now is the time for the world to be judged; now the ruler of this world will be thrown down.

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

John 16:11

And the Helper will prove to them that judgment happened when the ruler of this world was judged.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One. And our lives are in the True One and in his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and the eternal life.

1 John 5:13

I write this letter to you who believe in the Son of God so you will know you have eternal life.

James 4:4

So, you are not loyal to God! You should know that loving the world is the same as hating God. Anyone who wants to be a friend of the world becomes God’s enemy.

John 14:30

I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

1 John 5:10

Anyone who believes in the Son of God has the truth that God told us. Anyone who does not believe makes God a liar, because that person does not believe what God told us about his Son.

1 John 3:24

The people who obey God’s commands live in God, and God lives in them. We know that God lives in us because of the Spirit God gave us.

Revelation 20:3

Then he threw him into the bottomless pit, closed it, and locked it over him. The angel did this so he could not trick the people of the earth anymore until the thousand years were ended. After a thousand years he must be set free for a short time.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who are God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot touch them.

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that our body—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a house for us. It will not be a house made by human hands; instead, it will be a home in heaven that will last forever.

Romans 8:16

And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say we are God’s children.

1 John 3:14

We know we have left death and have come into life because we love each other. Whoever does not love is still dead.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

2 Timothy 1:12

I am suffering now because I tell the Good News, but I am not ashamed, because I know Jesus, the One in whom I have believed. And I am sure he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that day.

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say it with a clear conscience: In everything we have done in the world, and especially with you, we have had an honest and sincere heart from God. We did this by God’s grace, not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

Luke 4:6

The devil said to Jesus, “I will give you all these kingdoms and all their power and glory. It has all been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.

John 17:15

I am not asking you to take them out of the world but to keep them safe from the Evil One.

1 John 5:15

If we know he hears us every time we ask him, we know we have what we ask from him.