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1 John 3:9


KJV
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.
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NKJV
Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
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NASB
No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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NIV
No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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Amp.
No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.
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Wuest
Everyone who has been born out of God with the present result that he is a born-one of God does not habitually commit sin because He has been born with the present result that he is a born-one of God.
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Phps.
The man who is really God's son does not practice sin, for God's nature is in him, for good, and such an heredity is incapable of sin.
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Wms.
No one who is born of God makes a practice of sinning, because the God-given life-principle (Greek, seed) continues to live in him, and so he cannot practice sinning, because he is born of God.
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Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. Abominations to God - Neil Girrard
  2. 6. The Children of God; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard
  3. From "Once Upon a Time..." to "Happily Ever After"? - Neil Girrard
  4. 1. The Wheat and the Tares; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard
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