Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Holman Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
International Standard Version
Little children, keep yourselves away from idols.
A Conservative Version
Little children, guard yourselves from the idols. Truly.
American Standard Version
My little children, guard yourselves from idols.
Amplified
Little children (believers, dear ones), guard yourselves from idols—[false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would take God’s place in your heart].
An Understandable Version
Little children [i.e., dear ones], protect yourselves from [worshiping] idols.
Anderson New Testament
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Common New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Daniel Mace New Testament
dear children, keep yourselves from idols. AMEN.
Darby Translation
Children, keep yourselves from idols.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Godbey New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from the idols.
Goodspeed New Testament
Dear children, keep away from idols.
John Wesley New Testament
Beloved children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Julia Smith Translation
Little children, watch yourselves from idols. Amen.
King James 2000
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
Modern King James verseion
Little children, guard yourselves from idols. Amen.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Little children, beware of images. Amen. {Here ends the First General Epistle of John}
Moffatt New Testament
My dear children, keep clear of idols.
Montgomery New Testament
My little children, guard yourselves from idols.
NET Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
New Heart English Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Noyes New Testament
My children, keep yourselves from idols.
Sawyer New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
The Emphasized Bible
Dear children! Guard yourselves from idols.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
My dear children, guard yourselves against idols. Amen.
Twentieth Century New Testament
My Children, guard yourselves against false ideas of God.
Webster
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Weymouth New Testament
Dear children, guard yourselves from idols.
Williams New Testament
Dear children, once for all put yourselves beyond the reach of idols.
World English Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Worrell New Testament
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
Worsley New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
Youngs Literal Translation
Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.
Themes
Christian conduct » Keep thyself, special exhortations to
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 5:21
Prayers for 1 John 5:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Our Assurance Of Eternal Life
20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21 My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
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Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:14
For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.
1 Corinthians 10:7
Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.
1 John 2:1
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:
Exodus 20:3-4
You are to have no other gods but me.
Matthew 6:13
And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.
2 Corinthians 6:16-17
And what agreement has the house of God with images? for we are a house of the living God; even as God has said, I will be living among them, and walking with them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
1 Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,
Revelation 9:20
And the rest of the people, who were not put to death by these evils, were not turned from the works of their hands, but went on giving worship to evil spirits, and images of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which have no power of seeing or hearing or walking:
Revelation 13:14-15
And those who are on the earth are turned from the true way by him through the signs which he was given power to do before the beast; giving orders to those who are on the earth to make an image to the beast, who was wounded by the sword, and came to life.
Revelation 14:11
And the smoke of their pain goes up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, who give worship to the beast and his image, and have on them the mark of his name.