1 John 3:4–12

Sin and the Child of God

4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and isin is lawlessness. 5 And you know jthat He was manifested kto take away our sins, and lin Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 mHe 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. 9 Whoever 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

10 In 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. 11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, qthat we should love one another, 12 not as rCain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

i	Ro 4:15 1 Jn 5:17
j	1 Jn 1:2 1 Jn 3:8
k	Is 53:5 Is 53:6 Jn 1:29 2 Co 5:21 Heb 9:26
l	2 Co 5:21 1 Jn 2:29
m	Mt 13:38 Jn 8:44 1 Jn 3:10
n	Lk 10:18 Heb 2:14
o	Jn 1:3 Jn 3:3 1 Jn 2:29 1 Jn 4:7 1 Jn 5:1 1 Jn 5:4 1 Jn 5:18 3 Jn 11
p	1 Pe 1:23
q	Jn 13:34 Jn 15:12 1 Jn 4:7 1 Jn 4:11 1 Jn 4:21 2 Jn 5
r	Ge 4:4 Ge 4:8