³ And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we ^(A)keep his commandments.

⁶ No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; ^(A)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. ⁷ Little children, ^(B)let no one deceive you. ^(C)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. ^8 (D)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^(E)to destroy the works of the devil. ^9 (F)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's^[a] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

A Living Sacrifice

12 ^(A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,^[a] by the mercies of God, ^(B)to present your bodies ^(C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.^{[b] 2 (D)}Do not be conformed to this world,^[c] but be transformed by ^(E)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^(F)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.^[d]