⁶ Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

^8 (A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, ^(B)that He might destroy the works of the devil.

²³ for ^(A)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

⁷ Because ^(A)the ^[a]carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, ^(B)nor indeed can be.