We know that whosoever We know that whosoever is born of God is begotten of sinneth not; but he God sinneth not; but that is begotten of God He that was begotten keepeth himself, and of God keepeth him, that wicked one toucheth and the evil one toucheth him not. _And_ we him not. We know know that we are of that we are of God, God, and the whole and the whole world world lieth in wickedness. lieth in the evil one. And we know And we know that the that the Son of God is Son of God is come, come, and hath given and hath given us an us an understanding, understanding that we that we may know Him know Him that is true, that is true, and we and we are in Him that are in Him that is true, is true, _even_ in His _even_ in His Son Jesus Son Jesus Christ. This Christ. This is the is the true God, and true God, and eternal eternal life. _My_ little life. Little children, children, guard yourselves keep yourselves from from idols. idols. Amen. ANOTHER VERSION. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not: but the Begotten of God keepeth him, and the evil one toucheth him not. We know that we are from God and the world lieth wholly in the evil one. We know moreover that the Son of God hath _come and_ is here, and hath given us understanding that we know Him that is the Very God: and in His Son Jesus Christ (this is the Very God and eternal life), we are in the Very (_God_). Children, guard yourselves from the idols. NOTES. Ch. v. 18-21.