1 John 3:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.”
Read 1 John 3:9 in the flow of 1 John3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 John3 to see the surrounding context.
“Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 John 3:9 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:37If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
- Job 19:28If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’
- Matthew 7:18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
- John 1:13children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
- John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
- Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
- Romans 6:2Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
- Galatians 5:17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
- Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- 1 Peter 1:23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
- 1 John 2:29If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
- 1 John 4:7Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
- 1 John 5:4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- 1 John 5:18We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
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