📖WEB · 1 John 5:21
What does 1 John 5:21 mean?
"Little children, keep yourselves from idols."
— 1 John 5:21 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
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