1 John 5:18
<p class="default"> <b>18. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.</b> 
 <b>Amplified:</b> 
 <b>1 John 5:18</b> <b>We know [absolutely] that anyone born of God does not [deliberately and knowingly] practice committing sin, but the One Who was begotten of God carefully watches over <i>and</i></b>  <b> protects him [Christ's divine presence within him preserves him against the evil], and the wicked one does not lay hold (get a grip) on him <i>or</i></b>  <b> touch [him].</b>  
 
 
 <b>keepeth himself</b> --The  <i>Vulgate</i> translates, "The having been begotten of God keepeth HIM " (so one of the oldest manuscripts reads): so A LFORD . Literally, "He having been begotten of God (nominative pendent),  <i>it</i> (the divine generation implied in the nominative) keepeth him." So  <u>1Jo 3:9 </desk/?query=1Jo+3:9></u> , "His seed remaineth in him." Still, in  <i>English Version</i> reading, God's working by His Spirit inwardly, and man's working under the power of that Spirit as a responsible agent, is what often occurs elsewhere. That  <i>God</i> must  <i>keep</i> us, if we are to  <i>keep ourselves</i> from evil, is certain. Compare <u>Joh 17:15 </desk/?query=Joh+17:15></u> especially with this verse. 
 
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