^4 (A)who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us ^(B)from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

³ But ^(A)the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and ^(B)guard you from the evil one.

^18 (A)And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. ^(B)To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

⁹ then ^(A)the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,

Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

¹⁸ We know that ^(A)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God ^(B)keeps^{[a] [b]}himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.