I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
The strength that the Christian has comes as a result of the great power available to him: the power of the word (Romans 1:16; Hebrews 4:12), the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13), the power of prayer (James 5:16), and the power of providence (Romans 8:28). When one avails himself of this power, there is a strength that comes, making it possible to achieve a decisive victory over the wicked one. Wuest says that ancient kings would stand on the necks of those they conquered as a true sign of victory. For this reason, in his translation of this phrase, he pictures the young, vibrant, victorious Christian as "standing on (Satan’s) neck" (124). O’ victory in Jesus!