1 John 3:11-12

New King James Version

¹¹For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, ^(A)that we should love one another, ¹²not as ^(B)Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s 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)