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1 John 3:9

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 John 3:9 - Amplified Bible

No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.

1 John 3:9 - American Standard Version

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

1 John 3:9 - Bible in Basic English

Anyone who is a child of God does no sin, because he still has God's seed in him; he is not able to be a sinner, because God is his Father.

1 John 3:9 - Darby Bible

Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

1 John 3:9 - English Standard Version

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

1 John 3:9 - King James Version

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.

1 John 3:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

Ninguno que es nacido de Dios practica el pecado, porque la simiente de Dios permanece en él; y no puede pecar, porque es nacido de Dios.

1 John 3:9 - The Message

People conceived and brought into life by God don’t make a practice of sin. How could they? God’s seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It’s not in the nature of the God-begotten to practice and parade sin. Here’s how you tell the difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t practice righteous ways isn’t from God, nor is the one who won’t love brother or sister. A simple test.

1 John 3:9 - New American Standard Bible

No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

1 John 3:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Ninguno que es nacido (engendrado) de Dios practica el pecado, porque la simiente de Dios permanece en él. No puede pecar, porque es nacido de Dios.

1 John 3:9 - World English Bible

Whoever 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.

1 John 3:9 - Young's Living Translation

every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.

1 John 3:9 - Additional Comments

Righteousness is not an art or an acquired skill - it is a new nature. Therefore the consequence of this new nature is the renewed person cannot sin, i.e. he cannot continue in the course and practice of sin. He cannot sin so as to identify himself as regenerate, without God. He cannot sin as he did before he had God. There is a new light in his spirit which reveals sin clearly. There is no longer the heart and spirit to freely sin. Now the mind and spirit are against sin.
Therefore, there should be great repentance and humiliation when sin is committed, for the new nature reveals the horror and evil of it, and how distasteful it is.

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