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1 John 5

1 John 5:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Little children
teknion (Greek #5040)
an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts)
KJV usage: little children.
Pronounce: tek-nee'-on
Origin: diminutive of 5043
, keep
phulasso (Greek #5442)
to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
KJV usage: beward, keep (self), observe, save. Compare 5083.
Pronounce: foo-las'-so
Origin: probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation
yourselves
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
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apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
idols
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
eidolon (Greek #1497)
an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
KJV usage: idol.
Pronounce: i'-do-lon
Origin: from 1491
w. Amen
amen (Greek #281)
properly, firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
KJV usage: amen, verily.
Pronounce: am-ane'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0543)
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1 Cor. 10:14• 14Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. (1 Cor. 10:14)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Little.
1 John 2:1• 1My dear children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And if anyone sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ [the] righteous; (1 John 2:1)
keep.
Ex. 20:3‑4•  (Ex. 20:3‑4)
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1 Cor. 10:7,14• 7Neither be ye idolaters, even as some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
 14Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. (1 Cor. 10:7,14)
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2 Cor. 6:16‑17• 16and what agreement for God's temple with idols? For ye are [the] living God's temple, even as God said, I will dwell and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
 17Wherefore come out from the midst of them and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you (2 Cor. 6:16‑17)
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Rev. 9:20• 20And the rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood which can neither see nor hear nor walk; (Rev. 9:20)
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Rev. 13:14‑15• 14and he deceiveth those that dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to do before the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who hath the wound of the sword and lived.
 15And it was given him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause [that] as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. (Rev. 13:14‑15)
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Rev. 14:11• 11and the smoke of their torment riseth up unto the ages of the ages; and they have no rest day and night, that worship the beast and his image, and if Anyone receiveth the mark of his name. (Rev. 14:11)
Amen.
Matt. 6:13• 13{i}and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.{/i} (Matt. 6:13)
• We know the true God, we have eternal life. All that is outside this is an idol. (“1 John 5” by J.N. Darby)
• All outside God’s purposes and nature is an idol. (“1 John 5” by J.N. Darby)
• Idols-objects apt to rise with blinding power between their eyes and Christ. (“1 John 5” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Children, keep yourselves from idols.

W. Kelly Translation

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Dear childrena, keep yourselves from idols.

WK Translation Notes

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See note to {vi 26664}{/vi}.