37 But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.(A)

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37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;(A) anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 5:37 Or from evil

13 And do not bring us into[a] temptation,(A)
but deliver us from the evil one.[b](B)

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  1. 6:13 Or do not cause us to come into
  2. 6:13 Or from evil; some later mss add For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

13 And lead us not into temptation,[a](A)
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b](B)

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  1. Matthew 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.
  2. Matthew 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path.(A)

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19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom(A) and does not understand it, the evil one(B) comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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38 the field is the world; and the good seed—these are the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one,(A)

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38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one,(A)

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15 I am not praying that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.(A)

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15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.(A)

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16 In every situation take up the shield(A) of faith(B) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(C)

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16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(A) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(B)

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13 I am writing to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the one who is from the beginning.(A)
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have conquered the evil one.(B)
14 I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the one who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong,
God’s word(C) remains in you,
and you have conquered the evil one.

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13 I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.(A)
I am writing to you, young men,
    because you have overcome(B) the evil one.(C)

14 I write to you, dear children,(D)
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.(E)
I write to you, young men,
    because you are strong,(F)
    and the word of God(G) lives in you,(H)
    and you have overcome the evil one.(I)

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12 unlike Cain,(A) who was of the evil one(B) and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

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12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one(A) and murdered his brother.(B) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.(C)

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Conclusion

18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the one who is born of God keeps him,[a](A) and the evil one does not touch him. 19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

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  1. 5:18 Other mss read himself

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

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