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Berean Standard Bible

“By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.”

1 John 3:10

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John explains that those born of God do not continue in sin because God's seed remains in them. He contrasts two families, the children of God and the children of the devil.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

World English Bible (WEB)

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.

King James Version (KJV)

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

American Standard Version (ASV)

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En esto son manifiestos los hijos de Dios, y los hijos del diablo: cualquiera que no hace justicia, y que no ama á su hermano, no es de Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Uno puede saber quién es hijo de Dios y quién es hijo del diablo. El que no practica la justicia ni ama a su hermano demuestra que no es hijo de Dios.

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