Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- BSB Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
- 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.
- NASB No one who has been born of God practices sin, because His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin continually, because he has been born of God.
- NLT 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.
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- 1 Jn 5:18We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.
- 1 Pet 1:23having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.
- 1 Jn 5:1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.
- John 1:13who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
- 1 Jn 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
- Matt 7:18A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
- John 3:3Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
- 1 Jn 5:4For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
- Gal 5:17For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.
- Rom 6:2May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
- 1 Jn 4:7Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.
- Acts 4:20for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”
- Titus 1:2in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
- Job 19:28If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ because the root of the matter is found in me,
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