1 John 3:10 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 John 3:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 John 3:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 John 3:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 John 3:10 — World English Bible

1 John 3:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

1 John 3:10 — American Standard Version

1 John 3:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

1 John 3:10 — Young's Literal Translation

1 John 3:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“In this are manifest the children ofGod and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not ofGod, and he who does not love his brother. ”

1 John 3:10 — Darby Translation

1 John 3:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“In this are the children of God knowen, and the children of the deuil: whosoeuer doeth not righteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.”

1 John 3:10 — Geneva Bible

1 John 3:10 in Context — 1 John 3

8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 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.

10 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.

11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

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What Does 1 John 3:10 Mean?

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