1 John 3:10

Conservative English Version

You can tell God's children from the devil's children, because those who belong to the devil refuse to do right or to love each other.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:22

Absalom treated Amnon as though nothing had happened, but he hated Amnon for what he had done to his sister Tamar.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seeds are the people who belong to the kingdom. The weed seeds are those who belong to the evil one,

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies and be good to them. Lend without expecting to be paid back. Then you will get a great reward, and you will be the true children of God in heaven. He is good even to people who are unthankful and cruel.

John 1:12

Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.

John 11:52

Yet Jesus would not die just for the Jewish nation. He would die to bring together all of God's scattered people.

John 8:44

Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.

John 8:47

Anyone who belongs to God will listen to his message. But you refuse to listen, because you don't belong to God.

Acts 13:10

and said, "You son of the devil! You are a liar, a crook, and an enemy of everything that is right. When will you stop speaking against the true ways of the Lord?

Romans 13:8

Let love be your only debt! If you love others, you have done all that the Law demands.

Ephesians 5:1

Do as God does. After all, you are his dear children.

Colossians 3:14

Love is more important than anything else. It is what ties everything completely together.

1 Timothy 1:5

You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ always does right and that everyone who does right is a child of God.

1 John 3:1

Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are.

1 John 3:2

My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.

1 John 4:21

The commandment that God has given us is: "Love God and love each other!"

1 John 4:6

We belong to God, and everyone who knows God will listen to us. But the people who don't know God won't listen to us. That is how we can tell the Spirit that speaks the truth from the one that tells lies.

1 John 4:8

God is love, and anyone who doesn't love others has never known him.

1 John 5:19

We are certain that we come from God and that the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.

1 John 5:2

If we love and obey God, we know that we will love his children.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, don't copy the evil deeds of others! Follow the example of people who do kind deeds. They are God's children, but those who are always doing evil have never seen God.