1 John 3:9

Every one that is born of God, doth not practise sin; because his seed is in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

8And he that committeth sin, is of Satan; because Satan was a sinner from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of Satan.

10By this are the children of God discriminated from the children of Satan. Every one that practiseth not righteousness, and that loveth not his brother, is not of God:

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Cross References

Matthew 7:18A good tree cannot bear bad fruits; nor can a bad tree bear good fruits.

John 3:3Jesus replied, and said to him: Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born anew, he cannot behold the kingdom of God.

Romans 6:2Far be it: for if we are persons that have died to sin, how can we again live in it?

Titus 1:2concerning the hope of eternal life, which the veracious God promised before the times of the world;

1 John 2:29If ye know that he is righteous, ye also know, that whoever doeth righteousness, is from 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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