1 John 5:19
And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
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Study Note
The dualistic claim 'we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness' (or 'in the evil one,' en tō ponērō) reflects the Johannine cosmological dualism that places two communities — those born of God and 'the world' — under two opposing lordships. The verb 'lieth' (keitai) denotes a passive reclining position of being held — the world lies under the power of the evil one as one in a controlling embrace — suggesting helpless captivity rather than active cooperation. The verse does not imply that individuals within the world cannot be reached by the gospel (John 3:16: 'God so loved the world') but that the present ordering principle of world-life is satanic. The passage grounds the ethical distinctiveness demanded of believers in this ontological difference of lordship and origin.
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We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.
we have known that of God we are, and the whole world in the evil doth lie;
We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One.
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