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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. |
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. |
By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious; any one who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. |
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This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. |
By this it is made clear who take their nature from God and are His children and who take their nature from the devil and are his children: no one who does not practice righteousness [who does not conform to God’s will in purpose, thought, and action] is of God; neither is anyone who does not love his brother (his fellow believer in Christ). |
In this is apparent who are the born-ones of God and the born-ones of the devil. Everyone who is not habitually doing righteousness is not of God, also the one who is not habitually loving his brother [Christian] with a divine and self-sacrificial love. |
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Here we have a clear indication as to who are the children of God and who are the children of the devil. The man who does not lead a good life is no son of God, nor is the man who fails to love his brother. |
This is the way to distinguish God’s children from the devil’s children. No one who fails to do right is God’s child, and no one who fails to love his brother. |
In 1722 this 5129 the 3588 children 5043 of God 2316 are 2076 manifest, 5318 and 2532 the 3588 children 5043 of the 3588 devil: 1228 whosoever 3956 doeth 4160 not 3361 righteousness 1343 is 2076 not 3756 of 1537 God, 2316 neither 2532 he that loveth 25 not 3361 his 848 brother. 80 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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