Children of God

28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that (A)when he appears (B)we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his (C)coming. 29 If you know that (D)he is righteous, you may be sure that (E)everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

See (F)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called (G)children of God; and so we are. The reason why (H)the world does not know us is that (I)it did not know him. Beloved, we are (J)God's children (K)now, and what we will be (L)has not yet appeared; but we know that (M)when he appears[a] (N)we shall be like him, because (O)we shall see him as he is. And everyone who (P)thus hopes in him (Q)purifies himself as he is pure.

Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; (R)sin is lawlessness. You know that (S)he appeared in order to (T)take away sins, and (U)in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; (V)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, (W)let no one deceive you. (X)Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. (Y)Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was (Z)to destroy the works of the devil. (AA)No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's[b] seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, (AB)nor is the one who (AC)does not love his brother.

Footnotes

  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears
  2. 1 John 3:9 Greek his

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