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.
Cross-references
1 John 5:4 says everyone born of God overcomes the world — the same victory that keeps them from sin and the evil one.
1 John 5:1 defines being born of God as believing Jesus is the Christ — the foundation for the security described here.
1 John 5:19 contrasts believers being of God with the world under the wicked one, showing the two spheres — the protection in 5:18 is for those of God.
1 John 3:9 repeats that those born of God do not sin, adding that God's seed remains in them as the reason.
1 John 3:3 connects hope in Christ to purifying oneself, supporting the idea that those born of God do not continue in sin.
1 John 2:29 links being born of God with doing right — consistent with the claim that the born of God do not continue in sin.
First John 2:14 adds that the word of God living in believers is the source of overcoming the evil one, explaining how they are kept safe.
First John 2:13 states the young men have overcome the evil one, matching the victory implied in being kept safe here.
1 John 3:6 similarly states that those who abide in Christ do not sin, reinforcing the idea that the born-again person is kept from sin.
First John 3:12 contrasts Cain, who belonged to the evil one, with the born of God who are kept safe—highlighting the opposite outcome.
Revelation 3:10 promises Jesus will keep faithful believers from the hour of trial, echoing the divine protection from the evil one here.
Revelation 2:13 shows believers remaining faithful where Satan has his throne—a concrete example of the evil one not harming the born of God.
Jude 1:24 directly echoes this: God keeps believers from stumbling and presents them faultless, just as here.
1 Peter 1:23 emphasizes being born again through the imperishable word of God, echoing the 'born of God' theme.
James 1:27 adds active purity—keeping oneself unstained—which parallels the divine keeping from sin described here.
John 15:4 establishes the abiding relationship necessary for bearing fruit, which underlies the protection from sin here.
John 1:13 defines being born of God as spiritual rebirth not by human will, grounding the identity in 1 John 5:18.
John 10:28 promises no one snatches believers from Christ's hand, matching the evil one not touching them.
John 3:3 introduces the new birth, the foundation for the sinless state and protection promised in 1 John.
Matthew 13:19 shows the evil one snatching the word; here the believer is untouched—a clear contrast.
Matthew 6:13 petitions deliverance from the evil one, which is exactly what God does for the born of God here.
Psalm 37:40 promises the Lord delivers the righteous from the wicked—the same deliverance from the evil one that is assured here.
John 3:2-5 introduces the necessity of being born of water and Spirit to see God's kingdom, foundational to the born-again identity.
James 1:18 describes being born through the word of truth, a parallel to being born of God, but focuses on being firstfruits.
Jude 1:21 urges keeping oneself in God's love, a complementary action to being kept by Christ from sin here.
Zephaniah 3:13 describes the remnant doing no wrong, paralleling the sinless state of those born of God.
Psalm 119:3 describes the blessed who do no wrong, echoing the same sinless behavior of those born of God.