⁸^qWhoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was ^rto destroy the works of the devil. ⁹^sNo one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s² seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. ¹⁰By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, ^tnor is the one who ^udoes not love his brother.

Love One Another

¹¹For ^vthis is the message that you have heard from the beginning, ^wthat we should love one another. ¹²We should not be like ^xCain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? ^yBecause his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. ¹³Do not be surprised, brothers,³ ^zthat the world hates you. ¹⁴We know that ^awe have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. ¹⁵^bEveryone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that ^cno murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

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Footnotes

2Greek his
3Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16

Cross references

q Matt. 13:38; John 8:44
r Heb. 2:14; [Gen. 3:15; Luke 10:18; John 16:11]
sch. 5:18
tch. 4:8
uch. 4:20, 21
vch. 1:5; 2:24
wSee John 13:34
x Gen. 4:4, 8; Heb. 11:4; Jude 11
y Ps. 38:20; Prov. 29:10
z John 15:18; 17:14
a John 5:24
b Matt. 5:21, 22
c Gal. 5:21; Rev. 21:8