1 John 3:8-19
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8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
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9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
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11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
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12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
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13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
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14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
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16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.