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1 John 3:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 John 3:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God.[a] 10 In this way, the children of God and the children of the devil are made plain; no one who fails to act in righteousness belongs to God, nor anyone who does not love his brother.
III. Love for One Another
11 [b]For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: we should love one another,(A)
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- 3:9 A habitual sinner is a child of the devil, while a child of God, who by definition is in fellowship with God, cannot sin. Seed: Christ or the Spirit who shares the nature of God with the Christian.
- 3:11–18 Love, even to the point of self-sacrifice, is the point of the commandment. The story of Cain and Abel (1 Jn 3:12–15; Gn 4:1–16) presents the rivalry of two brothers, in a contrast of evil and righteousness, where envy led to murder. For Christians, proof of deliverance is love toward others, after the example of Christ. This includes concrete acts of charity, out of our material abundance.
1 John 3:9-11
New International Version
1 John 3:9-11
New International Version
9 No one who is born of God(A) will continue to sin,(B) because God’s seed(C) remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God(D) are and who the children of the devil(E) are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love(F) their brother and sister.(G)
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11 For this is the message you heard(H) from the beginning:(I) We should love one another.(J)
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