1 John 3:9 - Forerunner Commentary

1 John 3:9

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

8 ^aHe who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, ^bthat He might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whoever has been ^aborn of God does not sin, for ^bHis 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, ^athat we should love one another,

12 not as ^aCain 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.

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Definitions of words in 1 John 3:9:

Because {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Born {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Seed {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Sin {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing 1 John 3:9:

Johannine Theology, 1 {I.S.B.E.}
John, The Epistles Of, Part 1-3 {I.S.B.E.}

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