1 John 3:9

Whoever has been begotten of God does not work sin; because his seed remains in him: and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8He that works sin is of the devil, for the devil sins from the beginning: for this purpose was the son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

10By this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil. Whoever does not work righteousness is not of God; neither is he that loves not his brother.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:18A good tree can not produce diseased fruit; nor can an unsound tree produce goodly fruit.

John 3:3Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.

Romans 6:2It can not be. How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer in it?

Titus 1:2in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages,

1 John 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you know that every one that works righteousness has been begotten by him.

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 →

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