1 John 3:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ ·Those [^LAll] who are ·God’s children [^Lborn of/begotten by God; 2:29] do not ·continue sinning [or sin], because ·the new life from God [or God’s message; or God’s Spirit; ^Lhis seed/sperm] ·remains [abides] in them. They are not able to ·go on sinning [or sin], because they ·have become children of God [^Lare born of/begotten by God]. ¹⁰ ·So we can see [^LIn this way it is apparent/revealed/evident] who God’s children are and who the devil’s children are: Those who do not ·do what is right [practice righteousness] are not ·God’s children [^Lfrom/of God], and those who do not love their brothers and sisters are not ·God’s children [^Lfrom/of God].

We Must Love Each Other

¹¹ This is the ·teaching [message] you have heard from the beginning: We must love each other [^Cas Jesus himself taught: John 13:34–35; 15:12].