1 John 5:21 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
[My ]little children, guard yourselves from idols.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
[My] little children, guard yourselves from idols.
LSV Literal Standard Version
Little children, guard yourselves from idols! Amen.
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
Children, keep yourselves from idols.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Litle children, keepe your selues from idoles, Amen.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Children, keep yourselves from idols.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Babes kepe youre selves from ymages. Amen.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
Little children, guard yourselves from the idols! Amen.
FBV Free Bible Version
Dear friends, stay away from idol worship.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Hijitos, guardaos de los ídolos. Amén.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Hijitos, guardaos de los ídolos. Amén.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Hijitos, apártense de cualquier cosa que pueda desplazar a Dios de sus corazones. Amén. Sinceramente, Juan.
Read in context · Biblica® Open Nueva Biblia Viva™ Copyright © 2006, 2008 by Biblica, Inc. “Biblica” es una marca registrada en la oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos por Biblica, Inc. Usado con permiso. “Biblica” is a trademark registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spaonbv/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Hijitos, guárdense de los ídolos.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Amigos queridos, aléjense del culto a los ídolos.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Hijitos, guárdense de los ídolos. Amén.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων· ἀμήν.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
τεκνια, φυλαξατε εαυτους απο των ειδωλων· αμην.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων. Ἀμήν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
τεκνια φυλαξατε εαυτα απο των ειδωλων αμην
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν ⸀εἰδώλων ‘p /’ ‘/book’
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Filioli, custodite vos a simulacris. Amen.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Ча̑дца, храни́те себѐ ѿ тре́бъ і҆́дѡльскихъ. А҆ми́нь.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Дети! храните себя от идолов. Аминь.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Τεκνία, φυλάξατε εαυτούς από των ειδώλων· αμήν.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Дечице! Чувајте се од незнабоштва. Амин.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Dečice! Čuvajte se od neznaboštva. Amin.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَوْلَادُ، ٱحْفَظُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ ٱلْأَصْنَامِ. آمِينَ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC