1 John 3:4-10
New American Standard Bible
4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and (A)sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that He (B)appeared in order to (C)take away sins; and (D)in Him there is no sin. 6 No one who remains in Him (E)sins continually; no one who sins continually has seen Him or [a](F)knows Him. 7 (G)Little children, make sure no one (H)deceives you; (I)the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; 8 the one who practices sin is (J)of the devil; for the devil [b]has been sinning from the beginning. (K)The Son of God (L)appeared for this purpose, (M)to destroy the works of the devil. 9 No one who has been (N)born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the (O)children of God and the (P)children of the devil are obvious: [c]anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who (Q)does not love his (R)brother and sister.
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- 1 John 3:6 Or has known
- 1 John 3:8 Lit sins
- 1 John 3:10 Lit everyone
1 John 3:4-10
King James Version
4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
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