“We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 John 5 contains 21 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.