1 John 3:9

American Standard Version (1901)

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 5:18 : 18 We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.
  • John 1:13 : 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
  • 1 John 4:7 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.
  • 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
  • Acts 4:20 : 20 for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.
  • Matt 7:18 : 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
  • Rom 6:2 : 2 God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?
  • 1 John 5:4 : 4 For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, [even] our faith.
  • Job 19:28 : 28 If ye say, How we will persecute him! And that the root of the matter is found in me;
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;

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  • 1 John 5:16-19
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    16If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and [God] will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request.

    17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

    18We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not.

    19We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.

  • 1 John 3:1-8
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    1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

    2Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

    3And every one that hath this hope [set] on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

    4Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

    5And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.

    6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

    7[ My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

    8he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

  • 1 John 3:10-12
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    10In 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.

    11For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

    12not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

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    1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  • 1 John 2:29
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.

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    23having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

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    9Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

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    13who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

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    7but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    10If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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    1My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

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    5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!

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    13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

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    15that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

    16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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    4For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, [even] our faith.

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    24And he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.

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    11Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

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    18He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

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    14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

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    15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God.

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    4Ye are of God, [my] little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

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    9of sin, because they believe not on me;

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    15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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    13hereby we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

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    5but whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know that we are in him:

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    21But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.

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    21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness toward God;

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    9Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him.

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    12I write unto you, [my] little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.