1 John 5:19

wickedness. the wicked one, as 1 John 5:18. He is the prince of this world (John 14:30, &c), and the god of this age (2 Corinthians 4:4).

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¹⁹ And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

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