¹² But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God,

⁹ Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God’s seed abides in them;^[a] they cannot sin, because they have been born of God. ¹⁰ The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love their brothers and sisters.^[b]

⁴ Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

⁸ Everyone who commits sin is a child of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

⁴⁴ You are from your father the devil, and you choose to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

¹⁴ For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

⁵ He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will,