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Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God’s seed abides in them;[a] they cannot sin, because they have been born of God. 10 The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love their brothers and sisters.[b]

Love One Another

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

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  1. 1 John 3:9 Or because the children of God abide in him
  2. 1 John 3:10 Gk his brother

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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