We know that we are children of God. We know that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

我们知道，我们是属神的，全世界都卧在那恶者手下。

我们知道，我们是属上帝的，而全世界都伏在那邪恶者的权势之下。

我们知道，我们是属神的，而全世界都伏在那邪恶者的权势之下。

我们知道自己属于上帝，全世界都在那恶者手中。

我们知道我们是属于神的，而整个世界是伏在那恶者手下。

我们知道：我们属于神，但整个世界都伏在那恶者之下。

我們知道，我們是屬神的，全世界都臥在那惡者手下。

我們知道，我們是屬上帝的，而全世界都伏在那邪惡者的權勢之下。

我們知道，我們是屬神的，而全世界都伏在那邪惡者的權勢之下。

我們知道自己屬於上帝，全世界都在那惡者手中。

我們知道我們是屬於神的，而整個世界是伏在那惡者手下。

我們知道我們是屬於上帝，而整個世界的人都偃臥在那邪惡者手下。

我們知道：我們屬於神，但整個世界都伏在那惡者之下。

惟生於上帝者則自守、而惡者無從措手也、且知由於上帝、而舉世附於惡者、

我知吾儕自上帝出、亦知舉世從惡敵、

我知我儕屬天主、亦知舉世與彼惡者聯屬、

須知吾人乃天主之屬、而世俗之人莫非元兇之奴也。

We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

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

We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

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

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

[ And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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

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

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

Dear children, you belong to God. You have not accepted the teachings of the false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is powerful. He is more powerful than the one who is in the world.False prophets belong to the world. So they speak from the world’s point of view. And the world listens to them.We belong to God. And those who know God listen to us. But those who don’t belong to God don’t listen to us. That’s how we can tell the difference between the Spirit of truth and the spirit of lies.

The great dragon was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him. The dragon is that old serpent called the devil, or Satan. He leads the whole world astray.

Now it is time for the world to be judged. Now the prince of this world will be thrown out.

You used to live as sinners when you followed the ways of this world. You served the one who rules over the spiritual forces of evil. He is the spirit who is now at work in those who don’t obey God.

I will not say much more to you. The prince of this world is coming. He has no power over me.

We know that those who are children of God do not keep on sinning. The Son of God keeps them safe. The evil one can’t harm them.

The one who obeys God’s commands remains joined to him. And he remains joined to them. Here is how we know that God lives in us. We know it because of the Holy Spirit he gave us.

“ My disciples, does the world hate you? Remember that it hated me first.If you belonged to the world, it would love you like one of its own. But you do not belong to the world. I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.

We know that the earthly tent we live in will be destroyed. But we have a building made by God. It is a house in heaven that lasts forever. Human hands did not build it.

At one time we too acted like fools. We didn’t obey God. We were tricked. We were controlled by all kinds of desires and pleasures. We were full of evil. We wanted what belongs to others. People hated us, and we hated one another.

What should we say then? Do we Jews have any advantage? Not at all! We have already claimed that Jews and Gentiles are sinners. Everyone is under the power of sin.It is written,“ No one is right with God, no one at all.No one understands. No one trusts in God.All of them have turned away. They have all become worthless. No one does anything good, no one at all.”( Psalms 14:1–3; 53:1–3; Ecclesiastes 7:20)“ Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies.”( Psalm 5:9)“ The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.”( Psalm 140:3)“ Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”( Psalm 10:7)“ They run quickly to commit murder.They leave a trail of harmful actions.They do not know how to live in peace.”( Isaiah 59:7, 8)“ They don’t have any respect for God.”( Psalm 36:1)

You are not faithful to God. Don’t you know that to be a friend of the world is to hate God? So anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy.

Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts what God says about him. Whoever does not believe God is calling him a liar. That’s because they have not believed what God said about his Son.

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

We know that we have left our old dead way of life. And we have entered into new life. We know this because we love one another. Anyone who doesn’t love still lives in their old condition.