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1 John 3:9-11
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 John 3:9-11
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
9 No one born of God commits sin; for God’s[a] nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is[b] born of God. 10 By this it may be seen who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother.
Love One Another
11 For this is the message which you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,
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- 1 John 3:9 Greek his
- 1 John 3:9 Or for the offspring of God abide in him, and they cannot sin because they are
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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