Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 4:8 : 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
  • 1 John 4:21 : 21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
  • 1 John 4:3-4 : 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
  • 1 John 4:6 : 6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • Matt 13:38 : 38 ‹The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked› [one];
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 ‹But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and› [to] ‹the evil.›
  • John 8:44 : 44 ‹Ye are of› [your] ‹father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.›
  • John 8:47 : 47 ‹He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear› [them] ‹not, because ye are not of God.›
  • Acts 13:10 : 10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
  • Rom 8:16-17 : 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 ¶ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.
  • Eph 5:1 : 1 ¶ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
  • 1 John 2:9-9 : 9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
  • 1 John 3:7-8 : 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 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.
  • 1 John 5:2 : 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
  • 1 John 5:19 : 19 [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
  • 1 John 3:14-15 : 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. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.