KJV King James Version
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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1 John 5:21
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
WEB World English Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
ASV American Standard Version
My little children, guard yourselves from idols.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.
Surrounding context — 1 John 5
18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
19 [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
20 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.
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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1 Corinthians 10:14Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.1 Corinthians 10:7Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.Exodus 20:3-4Thou shalt have no other gods before me.2 Corinthians 6:16-17And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:Revelation 9:20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:Revelation 13:14-15And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.Revelation 14:11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
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