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1 John 05 General Notes

Special concepts in this chapter

Children born from God

When people believe in Jesus, God makes them his children and gives them eternal life. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe)

Christian living

People who believe in Jesus should obey God's commands and love his children.

Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter

Death

When John writes about death in this chapter, he refers to physical death. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/death)

"the whole world lies in the power of the evil one"

The phrase "the evil one" refers to Satan. God has allowed him to rule the world, but ultimately God is in control over everything. God keeps his children safe from the evil one. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/satan)

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