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1 John 3:12 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
1 John 3:12
Verse in Context
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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.
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
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.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
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1 John 3:1
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
1 John 3:2
"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth ➔ not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is."
1 John 3:3
"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."
1 John 3:4
"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth ➔ also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law."
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."
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