1 John 3:8
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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Numbers 21:9Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it on the standard: and it happened, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of brass, he lived.
Matthew 13:38and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one,
Luke 10:18He said to them, "I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.
John 12:31Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
Romans 16:20And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Colossians 2:15having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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 →