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1 John 3:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 John 3:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
7 Little-children, let no one be deceiving you— the one doing righteousness is righteous, just as that One is righteous. 8 The one doing sin is of the devil, because the devil is sinning[a] from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this: that He might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Everyone having been born[b] from God is not doing sin— because His seed[c] is abiding in him, and he is not able to be sinning[d] because he has been born from God.
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- 1 John 3:8 Or, continuing to sin since.
- 1 John 3:9 Or, fathered.
- 1 John 3:9 That is, His nature, His life. It is transforming us from within, growing into His likeness.
- 1 John 3:9 That is, to be continuing in sin as a pattern of life. We all still sin, 1:8-10.
1 John 3:7-9
New International Version
1 John 3:7-9
New International Version
7 Dear children,(A) do not let anyone lead you astray.(B) The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.(C) 8 The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,(D) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God(E) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.(F) 9 No one who is born of God(G) will continue to sin,(H) because God’s seed(I) remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
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