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1 John 3:10-11
New International Version
1 John 3:10-11
New International Version
10 This is how we know who the children of God(A) are and who the children of the devil(B) are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love(C) their brother and sister.(D)
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11 For this is the message you heard(E) from the beginning:(F) We should love one another.(G)
1 John 3:10-11
New Living Translation
1 John 3:10-11
New Living Translation
10 So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers[a] does not belong to God.
Love One Another
11 This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
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- 3:10 Greek does not love his brother.
1 John 3:10-11
New King James Version
1 John 3:10-11
New King James Version
The Imperative of Love(A)
10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, (B)that we should love one another,
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1 John 3:23
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1 John 3:23
New International Version
23 And this is his command: to believe(A) in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ,(B) and to love one another as he commanded us.(C)
1 John 3:23
New Living Translation
1 John 3:23
New Living Translation
23 And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.
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1 John 3:23
New King James Version
1 John 3:23
New King James Version
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ (A)and love one another, as He gave [a]us commandment.
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- 1 John 3:23 M omits us
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