1 John 3:8-9

8 the one who practices sin is ¹of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. ²The Son of God ³appeared for this purpose, ⁴to destroy the works of the devil.

9 No * one who is ⁵born of God ⁶practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot * sin, because he is born of God.

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Cross References 6

1. Matthew 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10
2. Matthew 4:3
3. 1 John 3:5
4. John 12:31; John 16:11
5. John 1:13; John 3:3; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:1, 4, 18; 3 John 11
6. 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:6; 1 John 5:18

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "sins"
[b]. Or "begotten"
[c]. Or "begotten"

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