1 John 3:9

All those who are born of God don't keep on sinning, for God's nature lives in them. They can't keep on sinning because they are born of God.

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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

8Those who sin are of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. That's the reason why the Son of God came—to destroy what the devil has done.

10This is how God's children and the devil's children can be distinguished: all those who don't do what's right don't belong to God, nor do those who don't love their fellow Christians.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:37Similarly, if one of their dead bodies falls on any seed used for sowing, the seed remains clean;

Matthew 7:18A good tree can't produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can't produce good fruit.

John 3:3“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “Unless you are reborn, you can't experience God's kingdom.”

Romans 6:2Of course not! Since we're already dead to sin, how can we continue to live in sin?

Titus 1:2This gives them the hope of eternal life that God (who cannot lie) promised ages ago,

1 John 2:29If you know he is good and right, then you also know that everyone who does what is right has been born of God.

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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