1 John 3:9

WEB

⁹Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

KJV

⁹Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

BSB

⁹Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

FBV

⁹All those who are born of God don't keep on sinning, for God's nature^[+] lives in them. They can't keep on sinning because they are born of God.

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Extra References

1 John 5:18

¹⁸We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.

1 Peter 1:23

²³having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

John 1:13

¹³who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

1 John 2:29

²⁹If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

1 John 5:1

¹Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of him.

Matthew 7:18

¹⁸A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

John 3:3

³Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, ^[+] he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”

1 John 5:4

⁴For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

Galatians 5:17

¹⁷For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

1 John 4:7

⁷Beloved, let’s love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.