1 John 2:28–3:10
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The Children of God
28And now, little children, abide in Him, that 8when He appears, we may have vconfidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. 29wIf you know that He is righteous, you know that xeveryone who practices righteousness is born of Him.
3Behold awhat manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that bwe should be called children of 1God! Therefore the world does not know 2us, cbecause it did not know Him. 2Beloved, dnow we are children of God; and eit has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, fwe shall be like Him, for gwe shall see Him as He is. 3hAnd everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
Sin and the Child of God
4Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and isin is lawlessness. 5And you know jthat He was manifested kto take away our sins, and lin Him there is no sin. 6Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
7Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8mHe who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, nthat He might destroy the works of the devil. 9Whoever has been oborn of God does not sin, for pHis seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
The Imperative of Love
10In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
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Cross references
- vEph. 3:12; 1 John 3:21; 4:17; 5:14
- wActs 22:14
- xJohn 7:18; 1 John 3:7, 10
- a[John 3:16; Eph. 2:4–7; 1 John 4:10]
- b[John 1:12]
- cJohn 15:18, 21; 16:3
- d[Is. 56:5; Rom. 8:15, 16]
- e[Rom. 8:18, 19, 23]
- fRom. 8:29; 2 Pet. 1:4
- g[Ps. 16:11]
- h1 John 4:17
- iRom. 4:15; 1 John 5:17
- j1 John 1:2; 3:8
- k[Is. 53:5, 6]; John 1:29; [2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 9:26]
- l[2 Cor. 5:21]; 1 John 2:29
- mMatt. 13:38; John 8:44; 1 John 3:10
- nLuke 10:18; [Heb. 2:14]
- oJohn 1:3; 3:3; [1 John 2:29; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18]; 3 John 11
- p1 Pet. 1:23
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