SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:18
¶ Bien sabemos que cualquiera que es nacido de Dios, no peca; mas el que es engendrado de Dios, se guarda a sí mismo, y el maligno no le toca.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 John 5:18
Verse 18. Whosoever is born of God sinneth not] This is spoken of adult Christians; they are cleansed from all unrighteousness, consequently from all sin, chap. i. 7-9. Keepeth himself] That is, in the love of God, Jude 21, by building up himself on his most holy faith, and praying in the Holy Ghost; and that wicked one - the devil, toucheth him not - finds nothing of his own nature in him on which he can work, Christ dwelling in his heart by faith.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. We know that whosoever is born of God , &c.] Who is regenerated by his Spirit and grace, and quickened by his power; who has Christ formed in him, and is made a partaker of the divine nature, and has every grace implanted in him: sinneth not ; the sin unto death; nor does he live in sin, or is under the power and dominion of it, though he does not live without it; (see Gill on 1 John 3:9); but he that is begotten of God ; the Vulgate Latin version reads, the generation of God keeps or preserves him; that is, that which is born in him, the new man, the principle of grace, or seed of God in him, keeps him from notorious crimes, particularly from sinning the sin unto death, and from the governing power of all other sins; but all other versions, as well as copies, read as we do, and as follows: keepeth himself ; not that any man can keep himself by his own power and strength; otherwise what mean the petitions of the saints to God that he would keep them, and even of Christ himself to God for them on the same account? God only is the keeper of his people, and they are only kept in safety whom he keeps, and it is by his power they are kept; but the sense is, that a believer defends himself by taking to him the whole armour of God, and especially the shield of faith, against the corruptions of his own heart, the snares of the world, and particularly the temptations of Satan: and that wicked one toucheth him not ; he cannot come at him so as to wound him to the heart, or destroy that principle of life that is in him, or so as to overcome and devour him; he may tempt him, and sift him, and buffet him, and greatly afflict and grieve him, but he can not touch his life, or hurt him with the second death; nay, sometimes the believer is so enabled to wield the shield of faith, or to hold up Christ the shield by faith, and turn it every way in such a manner, that Satan, who is here meant by the wicked one, because he is notoriously so, cannot come near him, nor in with him; cannot work upon him at all with his temptations, nor in the least hurt his peace, joy, and comfort: the saints know their perseverance from the promises of God and declarations of Christ; ( <19C501> Psalm 125:1,2) ( Jeremiah 32:40 Matthew 16:18 John 10:28).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-21 - All mankind are divided into two parties or dominions; that whic belongs to God, and that which belongs to the wicked one. Tru believers belong to God: they are of God, and from him, and to him, and for him; while the rest, by far the greater number, are in the power of the wicked one; they do his works, and support his cause. This genera declaration includes all unbelievers, whatever their profession station, or situation, or by whatever name they may be called. The So leads believers to the Father, and they are in the love and favour of both; in union with both, by the indwelling and working of the Holy Spirit. Happy are those to whom it is given to know that the Son of God is come, and to have a heart to trust in and rely on him that is true May this be our privilege; we shall thus be kept from all idols an false doctrines, and from the idolatrous love of worldly objects, an be kept by the power of God, through faith, unto eternal salvation. To this living and true God, be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
οιδαμεν 1492 5758 οτι 3754 πας 3956 ο 3588 γεγεννημενος 1080 5772 εκ 1537 του 3588 θεου 2316 ουχ 3756 αμαρτανει 264 5719 αλλ 235 ο 3588 γεννηθεις 1080 5685 εκ 1537 του 3588 θεου 2316 τηρει 5083 5719 εαυτον 1438 και 2532 ο 3588 πονηρος 4190 ουχ 3756 απτεται 680 5731 αυτου 846
Vincent's NT Word Studies
18. We know (oidamen). John uses this appeal to knowledge in two forms: we know (iii. 2, 14; v. 18, 19, 20); ye know (ii. 20; iii. 5, 15). He that is begotten of God (o gennhqeiv ek tou Qeou). Lit., was begotten. This exact phrase does not occur elsewhere. Some refer it to the man who is born of God, making it parallel with oJ gegennhmenov ejk tou Qeou, he that is begotten of God. Others to Christ, the only-begotten of God. The later is preferable.
That wicked one (o ponhrov). See on ii. 13. Rev., the evil one.
Toucheth (aptetai). See on John xx. 17, the only other passage in John's writings where the verb occurs. Both this verb and qigganw (Colossians ii. 21; Heb. xi. 28; xii. 20) express a touch which exerts a modifying influence upon the object, though qigganw indicates rather a superficial touch. On yhlafaw (Acts xxvii. 27; Heb. xii. 18; 1 John i. 1), see on Luke xxiv. 39. Compare Col. ii. 21. The idea here is layeth not hold of him.
