1 John 3:8
He who is doing sin is of the devil, because the devil sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was made known for this, so that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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Numbers 21:9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard. And it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.
Matthew 13:38and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of evil.
Luke 10:18And he said to them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from the sky.
John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world. Now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Romans 16:20And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you.
Colossians 2:15Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:5-11
The Mark of God's Children. ( a. d. 80.) 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… Read the whole commentary →