1 John 5:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 John 5:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 John 5:19 is a verse from the book of 1 John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 John 5:19 — KJV
“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.”
— 1 John 5:19 (KJV)
1 John 5:19 in Context — About the Book of 1 John
1 John is the apostle of love's late-life letter — written so believers can know they have eternal life. God is light; God is love; perfect love drives out fear. Its tests are simple and searching: walk in the light, love one another, confess sin and find Him faithful to forgive.
Cross-References for 1 John 5:19
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:19: god, whole, wickedness
“Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:19: know, god, wickedness
“And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:19: know, god, whole
“Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:19: know, god, whole
“Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.”
Shares key themes with 1 John 5:19: know, god, world
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