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We knowΟἴδαμενthatὅτιeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁhas been bornγεγεννημένοςofἐκGodτοῦ θεοῦdoes notοὐχkeep on sinning,ἁμαρτάνειbutἀλλ’the one whoὁwas bornγεννηθεὶςofἐκGodτοῦ θεοῦkeepsτηρεῖhim,αὐτόνandκαὶthe evil oneὁ πονηρὸςdoes notοὐχtouchἅπτεταιhim.αὐτοῦ
1 John 5:18
Study it in the app“We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but the one who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 5:18, word by word
- We knowΟἴδαμενOidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “Oidamen” appears- has been bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenos
be begotten
Giving life as God does: becoming God's children.
Where else “gegennēmenos” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- keep on sinningἁμαρτάνειhamartanei
sin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hamartanei” appears- keepsτηρεῖtērei
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “tērei” appears- the evil oneπονηρὸςponēros
the evil one
A name given to the devil, God's enemy.
Where else “ponēros” appears- touchἅπτεταιhaptetai
touch
To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.
Where else “haptetai” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
“The one who was born of God”: probably the Son. Many manuscripts read “keeps himself.”
The context
17All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not leading to death.
18 · This verse (above)
19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the evil one.
To study 1 John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does John say God has given us, and where is that life found (v. 11-12)?
2. What it means
John says he writes "so that you may know that you have eternal life" (v. 13). What connection does he see between believing and knowing?
3. How I live it
John speaks of confidence in prayer (v. 14-15). What do you want to tell God honestly today?