1 John 3:1-10 - Living As Children Of God

¹ BEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God! therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. ² Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet evident what we shall be: but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is. ³ And every one who hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

⁴ Every one who committeth sin, committeth also a transgression of the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. ⁵ And ye know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin. ⁶ Every one who abideth in him, doth not sin; every one who sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.

⁷ My dear children, let no man deceive you: he who doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous: ⁸ he that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sinneth. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ Every one who is born of God, doth not practise sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. ¹⁰ By this the children of God are manifestly seen, and the children of the devil. Every one that doth not practise righteousness, is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.