“"And the whole word lies in the wicked one;" not the creation, but worldly men, and those who live according to their lusts.”
Clement of Alexandria, 3th c. — From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus
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19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
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In context
17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
— 1 John 5:19 —
20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
21Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.