1 John 3:9

New Living Translation

Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.

Cross References

Job 19:28

“How dare you go on persecuting me, saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?

Psalm 119:3

They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.

Leviticus 11:37

If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.

Matthew 7:18

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.

John 1:13

They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

John 3:3

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

Acts 4:20

We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.”

Romans 6:2

Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?

Galatians 5:17

The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.

Titus 1:2

This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.

1 Peter 1:23

For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

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 3:6

Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.

1 John 5:18

We know that God’s children do not make a practice of sinning, for God’s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.

1 John 5:4

For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.

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.