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He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 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.

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  1. 1 John 3:9 Greek his
  2. 1 John 3:9 Or for the offspring of God abide in him, and they cannot sin because they are

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