19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.


In Context

16 If any man shall see his brother sin a sin which is not to death, he shall ask, and he will give him life for them that sin not to death. There is a sin to death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not to death.

18 We know that whoever is born of God, sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God, keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

20 And we know that the Son of God hath come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

1 John 5:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:19We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world is seated in wickedness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked one.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:19we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.