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HE who was born of God protects HIM

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ESV, 1 John 5:

18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning
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γεγεννημένος (gegennēmenos)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

but he who was born of God protects him,
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular

Who is the subject (he)?

The aorist specifies punctiliar or singular action when the Paraclete (Holy Spirit) was connected with the believer's human spirit. There is no relative pronoun here, only the article: nominative masculine singular. The subject is a combination of the Paraclete and the regenerated believer.

and the evil one does not touch him.
The evil one does not touch the Paraclete/regenerated believer combo.
 
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