A moment in scripture
1 John 3:7
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Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 John 3:5
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
- 1 John 3:6
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
- 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.
- 1 John 3:9
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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.