1 John 3:8–15

⁸The one who commits^F sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God^ac was revealed^ad for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works. ⁹Everyone who has been born of God^ae does not sin,^G because his seed^af remains in him; he is not able to sin,^H because he has been born of God. ¹⁰This is how God’s children and the devil’s children become obvious. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother or sister.^ag

LOVE IN ACTION

¹¹For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another, ¹²unlike Cain,^ah who was of the evil one^ai and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

¹³Do not be surprised, brothers and sisters, if the world hates^aj you. ¹⁴We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love remains in death.^{ak 15}Everyone who hates his brother or sister^al is a murderer,^am and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.