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Everyone who remains in him(A) does not sin;[a](B) everyone who sins[b] has not seen him or known him.

Little children, let no one deceive you. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who commits[c] sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God(C) was revealed(D) for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works. Everyone who has been born of God(E) does not sin,[d] because his seed(F) remains in him; he is not able to sin,[e] because he has been born of God.

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  1. 3:6 Or not keep on sinning
  2. 3:6 Or who keeps on sinning
  3. 3:8 Or practises
  4. 3:9 Or not practice sin
  5. 3:9 Or to keep on sinning