1 John 3
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1 John 3:8-10

8the one who practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266isof the devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228;for the devilδιάβολοςdiabolosG1228has been sinningἁμαρτάνει.hamartaneiG264from the beginningἀρχῆςarchēsG746.The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316appearedἐφανερώθηephanerōthēG5319for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose,to destroyλύσῃlusēG3089the worksἔργαergaG2041of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228.
9NoοὐouG3956G3756oneG3956who has beenbornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316practicesποιεῖ,poieiG4160sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,becauseὅτιhotiG3754His seedσπέρμαspermaG4690remainsμένει·meneiG3306in him; and he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410G3756sinἁμαρτάνειν,hamartaneinG264continually,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has been bornγεγέννηται.gegennētaiG1080of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
10By thisτούτῳtoutōG3778thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and thechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of the devilδιαβόλου.diabolouG1228are obviousφανεράphaneraG5318:anyoneπᾶςpasG3956who does not practiceποιῶνpoiōnG4160righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343is not of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,norG2532the one whodoes not loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25hisbrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80and sister.
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