1 John 5:20

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.

¹⁹ We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

²¹ Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
KJV: And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
WEB: 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.
ASV: And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
DARBY: And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that [is] true; and we are in him that [is] true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
BLB: Now we know that the Son of God is come, and He has given to us understanding, so that we may know the One who [is] true; and we are in the One who [is] true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

ÅB: men vi vet at Guds Sønn er kommet, og han har gitt oss skjønn til å kjenne den Sanne, og vi er i den Sanne, i hans Sønn Jesus Kristus. Denne er den sanne Gud og det evige liv.
OTB: Og vi er klar over at Guds Sønn er kommet og har gitt oss forståelse, slik at vi kan kjenne Ham som er sann; og vi er i Ham som er sann, i Hans Sønn Jesus Kristus. Dette er den sanne Gud og evig liv.
B1930: men vi vet at Guds Sønn er kommet, og han har gitt oss skjønn til å kjenne den Sanne, og vi er i den Sanne, i hans Sønn Jesus Kristus. Denne er den sanne Gud og det evige liv.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 17:3
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
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Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
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John 14:9
Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
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1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
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Isaiah 44:6
Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
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1 John 5:11–13
And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
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John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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