1 John 3:10
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; for every one who does not work righteousness is not a child of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
11For this is the message that you have listened to from the beginning, "WE ARE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER."
Cross References
Luke 6:35"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil.
John 8:47"He who is from God listens to God’s words. For this reason you do not listen, because you are not from God."
Romans 8:16For his Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God;
1 John 2:9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now.
1 John 3:7My children, let no one deceive you; he who is working righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.
1 John 4:3and every spirit which confesses him not, is not from God. And this is that spirit of Antichrist of which you have heard that it is coming, and that now it is already in the world.
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 →