1 John 3:11-12

New American Standard Bible

¹¹^(A)For this is the message ^(B)which you have heard from the beginning, ^(C)that we are to love one another; ¹²not as ^(D)Cain, who was of ^(E)the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because ^(F)his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.

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1 John 3:11-12

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¹¹For this is the message you heard^(A) from the beginning:^(B) We should love one another.^(C) ¹²Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one^(D) and murdered his brother.^(E) And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.^(F)