1 John 3:10

Identity and self-worth Love for others Justice

⁸ He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

⁹ Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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.

¹¹ For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

¹² Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
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1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
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Matthew 13:38
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
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John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
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Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
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1 John 3:7–8
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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John 8:47
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
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