(A)He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, (B)that He might destroy the works of the devil.

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The one who does what is sinful is of the devil,(A) because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God(B) appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.(C)

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El que practica el pecado es del diablo(A), porque el diablo ha pecado[a] desde el principio. El Hijo de Dios(B) se manifestó con este propósito(C): para destruir[b] las obras del diablo(D).

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Footnotes

  1. 3:8 Lit. peca.
  2. 3:8 O deshacer.

(A)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 (B)to destroy the works of the devil.

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