1 John 3:10

New Living Translation

So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:22

And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about this, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.

Matthew 13:38

The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.

Luke 6:35

“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

John 1:12

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 11:52

And not only for that nation, but to bring together and unite all the children of God scattered around the world.

John 8:44

For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

John 8:47

Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.”

Acts 13:10

Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?

Romans 13:8

Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.

Ephesians 5:1

Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.

Colossians 3:14

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.

1 Timothy 1:5

The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.

1 John 2:29

Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.

1 John 3:1

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

1 John 4:21

And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their fellow believers.

1 John 4:6

But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.

1 John 4:8

But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

1 John 5:2

We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God.