1 John 3:8–18

⁸the one who practices sin is ^aof the devil; for the devil ¹has sinned from the beginning. ^bThe Son of God ^cappeared for this purpose, ^dto destroy the works of the devil.

⁹No one who is ^1aborn of God ^bpractices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

¹⁰By this the ^achildren of God and the ^bchildren of the devil are obvious: ¹anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who ^cdoes not love his ^dbrother.

^11aFor this is the message ^bwhich you have heard from the beginning, ^cthat we should love one another;

¹²not as ^aCain, who was of ^bthe evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because ^chis deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

¹³Do not be surprised, brethren, if ^athe world hates you.

¹⁴We know that we have ^apassed out of death into life, ^bbecause we love the brethren. He who does not love abides in death.

¹⁵Everyone who ^ahates his brother is a murderer; and you know that ^bno murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

¹⁶We know love by this, that ^aHe laid down His life for us; and ^bwe ought to lay down our lives for the ^cbrethren.

¹⁷But ^awhoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and ^bcloses his ¹heart ²against him, ^chow does the love of God abide in him?

^18aLittle children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and ^btruth.