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17 Doing wrong is always sin. But there is sin that does not lead to eternal death.

18 We know that those who have been made God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe.[a] The Evil One cannot hurt them. 19 We know that we belong to God, but the Evil One controls the whole world.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:18 The Son … safe Literally, “The one who was born from God keeps him safe” or “… keeps himself safe.”

17 All wrongdoing is sin,(A) and there is sin that does not lead to death.(B)

18 We know that anyone born of God(C) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(D) cannot harm them.(E) 19 We know that we are children of God,(F) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(G)

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