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1 John 3:9

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

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.

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.

10 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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.
ASV
Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.
DARBY
Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
BLB
Everyone having been born of God does not do sin, because His seed remains in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.
ÅB
Hver den som er født av Gud, gjør ikke synd, fordi hans sæd blir i ham, og han kan ikke synde, fordi han er født av Gud.
OTB
Ingen som er født av Gud fortsetter å synde, fordi Hans sæd blir i ham; og han kan ikke fortsette å synde, fordi han er født av Gud.
B1930
Hver den som er født av Gud, gjør ikke synd, fordi hans sæd blir i ham, og han kan ikke synde, fordi han er født av Gud.

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Cross references

  • 1 John 5:18

    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

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  • 1 Peter 1:23

    For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

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  • John 1:13

    children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

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  • 1 John 5:1

    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

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  • 1 John 2:29

    If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

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  • Matthew 7:18

    A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

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  • John 3:3

    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

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  • 1 John 5:4

    because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.

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