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1 John 5:18

We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

1 John 5:18 BSB
  1. a Or the one who was born of God protects himself or God protects the one born of Him
  2. b Or evil; similarly in verse 19

1 John 5:18 has 28 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 27 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 John 3:9 (31 votes) and 1 John 5:4 (26 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from Leviticus 11 to Revelation 3.

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Which verses does 1 John 5:18 point to?

The 20 strongest of 28, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 1 John 3:931 votes

    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

  2. 1 John 5:426 votes

    because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

  3. 1 John 5:117 votes

    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

  4. Jude 1:2117 votes

    keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

  5. Jude 1:2417 votes

    Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

  6. 1 Peter 1:2316 votes

    For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

  7. 1 John 3:316 votes

    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  8. James 1:2714 votes

    Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

  9. 1 John 2:2913 votes

    If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

  10. Psalm 119:10111 votes

    I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.

  11. John 15:99 votes
  12. Revelation 3:8–109 votes
  13. Psalm 18:237 votes
  14. John 3:2–57 votes
  15. Psalm 17:46 votes
  16. Proverbs 4:236 votes
  17. 1 John 2:13–146 votes
  18. Psalm 39:15 votes
  19. John 1:135 votes

    children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

  20. John 14:305 votes

Which verses point to 1 John 5:18?

The 10 strongest of 29.