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1Littlechildren, make sure noone2deceives you; 3the one who practicesrighteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;
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the one who practicessin is 4of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. 5The Son of God6appeared for this purpose, 7to destroy the works of the devil.
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No*one who is 8born of God9practicessin, because His seedabides in him; and he cannot*sin, because he is born of God.
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By this the 10children of God and the 11children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practicerighteousness is not of God, nor the one who 12does not love his 13brother.