1 John 3
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1 John 3:8-10

8the one who practicesG4160 sinG266 is 1of the devilG1228; for the devilG1228 2has sinnedG264 from the beginningG746. 3The SonG5207 of GodG2316 4appearedG5319 for thisG3778 purpose, 5to destroyG3089 the worksG2041 of the devilG1228. 9NoG3956G3756 oneG3956 who is 67bornG1080 of GodG2316 8practicesG4160 sinG266, becauseG3754 His seedG4690 abidesG3306 in him; and he cannotG1410G3756 sinG264, becauseG3754 he is 9bornG1080 of GodG2316. 10By thisG3778 the 10childrenG5043 of GodG2316 and the 11childrenG5043 of the devilG1228 are obviousG5318: 12anyoneG3956 who does not practiceG4160 righteousnessG1343 is not of GodG2316, norG2532 the one who 13does not loveG25 his 14brotherG80.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 John 3:8 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10 ↩
  2. 2. 1 John 3:8 Lit sins ↩
  3. 3. 1 John 3:8 Matt 4:3 ↩
  4. 4. 1 John 3:8 1 John 3:5 ↩
  5. 5. 1 John 3:8 John 12:31; 16:11 ↩
  6. 6. 1 John 3:9 Or begotten ↩
  7. 7. 1 John 3:9 John 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 John 11 ↩
  8. 8. 1 John 3:9 1 Pet 1:23; 1 John 3:6; 5:18 ↩
  9. 9. 1 John 3:9 Or begotten ↩
  10. 10. 1 John 3:10 John 1:12; 11:52; Rom 8:16; 1 John 3:1, 2 ↩
  11. 11. 1 John 3:10 Matt 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:8 ↩
  12. 12. 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone ↩
  13. 13. 1 John 3:10 Rom 13:8ff; Col 3:14; 1 Tim 1:5; 1 John 4:8 ↩
  14. 14. 1 John 3:10 1 John 2:9 ↩

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