1 John 5:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

New Living Translation
Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.

English Standard Version
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Berean Study Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

New American Standard Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

NASB 1995
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

NASB 1977
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Amplified Bible
Little children (believers, dear ones), guard yourselves from idols—[false teachings, moral compromises, and anything that would take God’s place in your heart].

Christian Standard Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Contemporary English Version
Children, you must stay away from idols.

Good News Translation
My children, keep yourselves safe from false gods!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Dear children, guard yourselves from false gods.

International Standard Version
Little children, keep yourselves away from idols. Greetings from John

NET Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

New King James Version
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

King James 2000 Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

New Heart English Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

World English Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

American King James Version
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

American Standard Version
My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

A Faithful Version
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Darby Bible Translation
Children, keep yourselves from idols.

English Revised Version
My little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Webster's Bible Translation
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Litle children, keepe your selues from idoles, Amen.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Babes kepe your selues from idols. Amen.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Babes kepe youre selues from ymages. Amen.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Babes kepe youre selves from ymages. Amen.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Little children, guard yourselves from idols! Amen.

Berean Literal Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Young's Literal Translation
Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.

Smith's Literal Translation
Little children, watch yourselves from idols. Amen.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Little children keep yourselves away from idols. Amen.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Little sons, keep yourselves from false worship. Amen.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My children, keep yourselves from the worship of idols.

Lamsa Bible
My children, keep yourselves from idols.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Godbey New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from the idols.

Haweis New Testament
My dear children, guard yourselves against idols. Amen.

Mace New Testament
dear children, keep yourselves from idols. AMEN.

Weymouth New Testament
Dear children, guard yourselves from idols.

Worrell New Testament
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Worsley New Testament
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
















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