1 John 5:18

New International Reader's Version

We know that those who are children of God do not keep on sinning. The Son of God keeps them safe. The evil one can’t harm them.

Cross References

Psalm 119:101

I’ve kept my feet from every path that sinners take so that I might obey your word.

Psalm 119:3

They don’t do anything wrong. They live as he wants them to live.

Psalm 17:4

Though evil people tried to pay me to do wrong, I have not done what they wanted. Instead I have done what you commanded.

Psalm 18:23

He knows that I am without blame. He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will be careful about how I live. I will not sin by what I say. I will keep my mouth closed when I am near sinful people.”

Proverbs 4:23

Above everything else, guard your heart. Everything you do comes from it.

Leviticus 11:37

If the dead body falls on any seeds that have not been planted yet, the seeds remain “clean.”

Matthew 5:37

All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’ Anything more than this comes from the evil one.

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from sinning when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.’

John 1:13

To be a child of God has nothing to do with human parents. Children of God are not born because of human choice or because a husband wants them to be born. They are born because of what God does.

John 14:30

I will not say much more to you. The prince of this world is coming. He has no power over me.

John 15:4

Remain joined to me, just as I also remain joined to you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain joined to the vine. In the same way, you can’t bear fruit unless you remain joined to me.

John 15:7

If you remain joined to me and my words remain in you, ask for anything you wish. And it will be done for you.

John 15:9

“Just as the Father has loved me, I have loved you. Now remain in my love.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad. He told them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

James 1:18

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

James 1:27

Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again by means of the living word of God. His word lasts forever. You were not born again from a seed that will die. You were born from a seed that can’t die.

1 John 2:29

You know that God is right and always does what is right. And you know that everyone who does what is right is God’s child.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the evil one. He murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because the things Cain had done were wrong. But the things his brother had done were right.

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.

1 John 3:9

Those who are God’s children will not keep on sinning. God’s very nature remains in them. They can’t go on sinning. That’s because they are God’s children.

1 John 4:6

We belong to God. And those who know God listen to us. But those who don’t belong to God don’t listen to us. That’s how we can tell the difference between the Spirit of truth and the spirit of lies.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children as well.

1 John 5:15

If we know that God hears what we ask for, we know that we have it.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are children of God. We know that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

1 John 5:20

We also know that the Son of God has come. He has given us understanding. So we can know the God who is true. And we belong to the true God by belonging to his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

1 John 5:21

Dear children, keep away from statues of gods.

1 John 5:4

That’s because everyone who is a child of God has won the battle over the world. Our faith has won the battle for us.

Jude 1:21

And by doing these things, remain in God’s love as you wait. You are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

Jude 1:24

Give praise to the God who is able to keep you from falling into sin. He will bring you into his heavenly glory without any fault. He will bring you there with great joy.

Revelation 2:13

‘I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you remain faithful to me. You did not give up your faith in me. You didn’t give it up even in the days of Antipas. Antipas, my faithful witness, was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.