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1 John 3:10

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8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.

9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

12 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

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BSB
By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
KJV
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
WEB
In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.
ASV
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
DARBY
In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
BLB
In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: everyone not doing righteousness is not of God, and the one not loving his brother.
ÅB
På dette kan Guds barn og djevelens barn kjennes; hver den som ikke gjør rettferdighet, er ikke av Gud, heller ikke den som ikke elsker sin bror.
OTB
Ved dette er Guds barn og djevelens barn åpenbare: enhver som ikke praktiserer rettferdighet er ikke av Gud, heller ikke den som ikke elsker sin bror eller søster.
B1930
På dette kan Guds barn og djevelens barn kjennes; hver den som ikke gjør rettferdighet, er ikke av Gud, heller ikke den som ikke elsker sin bror.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 John 4:8

    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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  • 3 John 1:11

    Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

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  • 1 John 4:21

    And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

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  • Matthew 13:38

    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,

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  • John 8:44

    You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • Luke 6:35

    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

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  • 1 John 3:7–8

    Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

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  • John 8:47

    Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

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