18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One[a] who is born of God keeps him,[b][c] and the evil one does not touch him.
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We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.
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And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true One.[d] We are in the true One-that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.