1 John 3:8

He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

In Context

7My children, let no one deceive you; he who is working righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.

9Whoever is a child of God cannot go on sinning, because his seed is abiding in him; and he cannot go on sinning because he is a child of God.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:38"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.

Luke 10:18And he said to them. "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.

John 12:31Now is a judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be driven out.

Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Colossians 2:15Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.

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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