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1 John 3:6–16

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Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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.
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.
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.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
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From verse 6

  1. 3 John 1:11Rank 1 from verse 6
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    11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

  2. 1 John 2:4Rank 2 from verse 6
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    4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

  3. 1 John 3:9Rank 3 from verse 6
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    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.

  4. 1 John 4:8Rank 4 from verse 6
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    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

  5. John 15:4–7Rank 5 from verse 6
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    4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

    5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

    6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

    7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

  6. 1 John 5:18Rank 6 from verse 6
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    18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

  7. 1 John 3:2Rank 7 from verse 6
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    2Beloved, 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.

  8. 1 John 2:28Rank 8 from verse 6
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    28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

  9. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 9 from verse 6
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    6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  10. 2 Corinthians 3:18Rank 10 from verse 6
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    18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

From verse 7

  1. 1 John 2:29Rank 1 from verse 7
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  2. 1 Peter 1:15–16Rank 2 from verse 7
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    15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

    16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

  3. Romans 2:13Rank 3 from verse 7
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    13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

  4. 1 John 3:3Rank 4 from verse 7
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    3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

  5. 1 John 2:1Rank 5 from verse 7
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    1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

  6. 1 John 2:26Rank 6 from verse 7
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    26These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

  7. Acts 10:35Rank 7 from verse 7
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    35But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

  8. Psalms 45:7Rank 8 from verse 7
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    7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  9. Galatians 6:7–8Rank 9 from verse 7
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    7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

    8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

  10. Ephesians 5:9Rank 10 from verse 7
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    9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

  11. Psalms 106:3Rank 11 from verse 7
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    3Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

  12. Romans 6:16–18Rank 12 from verse 7
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    16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

    17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

    18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

  13. 1 Corinthians 6:9Rank 13 from verse 7
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    9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

  14. 1 Peter 2:24Rank 14 from verse 7
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  15. Ezekiel 18:5–9Rank 15 from verse 7
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    5¶ But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

    6And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,

    7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

    8He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

    9Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.

  16. Luke 1:75Rank 16 from verse 7
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    75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

  17. Psalms 72:1–7Rank 17 from verse 7
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    1GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

    3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

    5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

    6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

    7In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

  18. James 2:19Rank 18 from verse 7
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    19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

  19. Matthew 5:20Rank 19 from verse 7
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    20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

  20. Philippians 1:11Rank 20 from verse 7
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    11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

  21. Romans 2:6–8Rank 21 from verse 7
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    6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

    8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

  22. Ephesians 5:6Rank 22 from verse 7
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    6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

  23. Hebrews 1:8Rank 23 from verse 7
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    8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  24. Hebrews 7:2Rank 24 from verse 7
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    2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

  25. James 1:22Rank 25 from verse 7
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    22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

  26. James 5:1–3Rank 26 from verse 7
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    1GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

    2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

    3Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

From verse 8

  1. Hebrews 2:14Rank 1 from verse 8
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    14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

  2. John 8:44Rank 2 from verse 8
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    44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  3. Colossians 2:15Rank 3 from verse 8
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    15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

  4. John 12:31Rank 4 from verse 8
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    31Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

  5. John 16:11Rank 5 from verse 8
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    11Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.

  6. Romans 16:20Rank 6 from verse 8
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    20And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

  7. 2 Peter 2:4Rank 7 from verse 8
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    4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

  8. Ephesians 2:2Rank 8 from verse 8
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    2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

  9. Luke 10:18Rank 9 from verse 8
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    18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

  10. Mark 1:24Rank 10 from verse 8
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    24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

  11. Isaiah 27:1Rank 11 from verse 8
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    1IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  12. 1 John 3:10Rank 12 from verse 8
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    10In 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.

  13. 1 John 3:5Rank 13 from verse 8
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    5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

  14. 1 John 5:19Rank 14 from verse 8
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    19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

  15. Matthew 13:38Rank 15 from verse 8
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    38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

  16. Revelation 20:10Rank 16 from verse 8
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    10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

  17. Jude 1:6Rank 17 from verse 8
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    6And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

  18. Revelation 20:15Rank 18 from verse 8
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    15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

  19. Revelation 20:2–3Rank 19 from verse 8
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    2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

    3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

  20. Genesis 3:15Rank 20 from verse 8
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    15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

From verse 9

  1. 1 John 5:18Rank 1 from verse 9
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    18We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

  2. 1 Peter 1:23Rank 2 from verse 9
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    23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

  3. 1 John 5:1Rank 3 from verse 9
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    1WHOSOEVER believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  4. John 1:13Rank 4 from verse 9
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    13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  5. 1 John 2:29Rank 5 from verse 9
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  6. Matthew 7:18Rank 6 from verse 9
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    18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

  7. John 3:3Rank 7 from verse 9
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    3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

  8. 1 John 5:4Rank 8 from verse 9
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    4For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

  9. Galatians 5:17Rank 9 from verse 9
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    17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

  10. 1 John 4:7Rank 10 from verse 9
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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

  11. Romans 6:2Rank 11 from verse 9
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    2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

  12. Acts 4:20Rank 12 from verse 9
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    20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

  13. Titus 1:2Rank 13 from verse 9
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    2In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

  14. Job 19:28Rank 14 from verse 9
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    28But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

From verse 10

  1. 1 John 4:8Rank 1 from verse 10
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    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

  2. 3 John 1:11Rank 2 from verse 10
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    11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

  3. 1 John 4:21Rank 3 from verse 10
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    21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  4. John 8:44Rank 4 from verse 10
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    44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  5. Luke 6:35Rank 5 from verse 10
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    35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

  6. Matthew 13:38Rank 6 from verse 10
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    38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

  7. 1 John 3:7–8Rank 7 from verse 10
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    7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

    8He 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.

  8. John 8:47Rank 8 from verse 10
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    47He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

  9. 1 John 4:3–4Rank 9 from verse 10
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    3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

    4Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

  10. 1 John 4:6Rank 10 from verse 10
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    6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

  11. Ephesians 5:1Rank 11 from verse 10
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    1BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

  12. 1 John 2:29Rank 12 from verse 10
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

  13. 1 John 2:9–10Rank 13 from verse 10
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

    10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

  14. 1 John 3:14–15Rank 14 from verse 10
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    14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  15. 1 John 5:2Rank 15 from verse 10
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    2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

  16. Acts 13:10Rank 16 from verse 10
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    10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

  17. Romans 8:16–17Rank 17 from verse 10
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    16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

    17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

  18. 1 John 5:19Rank 18 from verse 10
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    19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

From verse 11

  1. John 15:12Rank 1 from verse 11
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    12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

  2. 2 John 1:5Rank 2 from verse 11
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    5And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

  3. 1 John 4:7Rank 3 from verse 11
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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

  4. 1 John 4:21Rank 4 from verse 11
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    21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  5. 1 Peter 3:8Rank 5 from verse 11
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    8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

  6. John 13:34–35Rank 6 from verse 11
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    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

  7. Ephesians 5:2Rank 7 from verse 11
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    2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  8. 1 Peter 4:8Rank 8 from verse 11
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    8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

  9. 1 Thessalonians 4:9Rank 9 from verse 11
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    9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

  10. 1 John 1:5Rank 10 from verse 11
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    5This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

  11. 1 John 2:7–8Rank 11 from verse 11
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    7Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

    8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

  12. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 12 from verse 11
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  13. 1 Timothy 1:5Rank 13 from verse 11
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    5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

  14. Galatians 6:2Rank 14 from verse 11
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    2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

From verse 12

  1. Hebrews 11:4Rank 1 from verse 12
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    4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

  2. Genesis 4:4–15Rank 2 from verse 12
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    4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

    5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

    6And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

    7If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

    8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

    9¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

    10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

    11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

    12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

    13And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

    14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

    15And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

  3. Proverbs 29:27Rank 3 from verse 12
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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

  4. Genesis 4:25Rank 4 from verse 12
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    25¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

  5. Jude 1:11Rank 5 from verse 12
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    11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

  6. Luke 11:51Rank 6 from verse 12
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    51From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

  7. Proverbs 29:10Rank 7 from verse 12
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    10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

  8. Psalms 37:12Rank 8 from verse 12
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    12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  9. 1 John 2:13–14Rank 9 from verse 12
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    13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

    14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

  10. John 15:19–25Rank 10 from verse 12
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    19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

    20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

    21But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

    22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

    23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

    24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.

    25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

  11. Matthew 23:35Rank 11 from verse 12
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    35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

  12. Psalms 38:20Rank 12 from verse 12
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    20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

  13. 1 John 3:8Rank 13 from verse 12
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    8He 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.

  14. 1 Peter 4:4Rank 14 from verse 12
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    4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:

  15. 1 Samuel 19:4–5Rank 15 from verse 12
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    4¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

    5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

  16. Hebrews 12:24Rank 16 from verse 12
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    24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

  17. John 10:32Rank 17 from verse 12
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    32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

  18. Matthew 13:19Rank 18 from verse 12
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    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

  19. Matthew 13:38Rank 19 from verse 12
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    38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

  20. 1 Samuel 18:14–15Rank 20 from verse 12
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    14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

    15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

  21. 1 Samuel 22:14–16Rank 21 from verse 12
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    14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king’s son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

    15Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

    16And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.

  22. Acts 7:52Rank 22 from verse 12
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    52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  23. Matthew 27:23Rank 23 from verse 12
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    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

  24. John 18:38–40Rank 24 from verse 12
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    38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

    39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

    40Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

  25. Revelation 17:6Rank 25 from verse 12
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    6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

  26. 1 Thessalonians 2:14Rank 26 from verse 12
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    14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judæa are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:

From verse 13

  1. John 15:18–19Rank 1 from verse 13
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    18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

    19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

  2. John 17:14Rank 2 from verse 13
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    14I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

  3. Luke 21:17Rank 3 from verse 13
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    17And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake.

  4. 2 Timothy 3:12Rank 4 from verse 13
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    12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

  5. James 4:4Rank 5 from verse 13
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    4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

  6. Luke 6:22Rank 6 from verse 13
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    22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

  7. Mark 13:13Rank 7 from verse 13
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    13And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

  8. Ecclesiastes 5:8Rank 8 from verse 13
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    8¶ If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

  9. John 16:33Rank 9 from verse 13
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    33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

  10. John 7:7Rank 10 from verse 13
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    7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

  11. Matthew 10:22Rank 11 from verse 13
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    22And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

  12. Matthew 24:9Rank 12 from verse 13
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    9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

  13. Romans 8:7Rank 13 from verse 13
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    7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

  14. Acts 3:12Rank 14 from verse 13
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    12¶ And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

  15. John 16:2Rank 15 from verse 13
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    2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

  16. John 3:7Rank 16 from verse 13
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    7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

  17. Revelation 17:7Rank 17 from verse 13
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    7And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.

From verse 14

  1. 1 John 5:2Rank 1 from verse 14
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    2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

  2. John 13:35Rank 2 from verse 14
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    35By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

  3. John 5:24Rank 3 from verse 14
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    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  4. 1 John 4:20–21Rank 4 from verse 14
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    20If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

    21And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

  5. 1 Thessalonians 4:9Rank 5 from verse 14
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    9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

  6. 1 John 4:7–8Rank 6 from verse 14
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    7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

    8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

  7. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 7 from verse 14
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  8. Hebrews 13:1Rank 8 from verse 14
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    1LET brotherly love continue.

  9. John 15:12Rank 9 from verse 14
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    12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

  10. 1 John 3:23Rank 10 from verse 14
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    23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

  11. 1 John 4:12Rank 11 from verse 14
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    12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

  12. 1 Peter 3:8Rank 12 from verse 14
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    8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

  13. Colossians 1:4Rank 13 from verse 14
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    4Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

  14. Ephesians 1:15Rank 14 from verse 14
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    15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

  15. Matthew 25:40Rank 15 from verse 14
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    40And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

  16. 1 John 2:9–11Rank 16 from verse 14
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

    10He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

    11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  17. 1 John 5:13Rank 17 from verse 14
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    13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

  18. 1 John 5:19–20Rank 18 from verse 14
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    19And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

    20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

  19. John 15:17Rank 19 from verse 14
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    17These things I command you, that ye love one another.

  20. 1 John 2:3Rank 20 from verse 14
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    3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

  21. 2 Corinthians 5:1Rank 21 from verse 14
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    1FOR we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

  22. 2 Peter 1:7Rank 22 from verse 14
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    7And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

  23. Ephesians 2:5Rank 23 from verse 14
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    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

  24. Hebrews 6:10–11Rank 24 from verse 14
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    10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

    11And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

  25. Psalms 16:3Rank 25 from verse 14
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    3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

  26. Ephesians 2:1Rank 26 from verse 14
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    1AND you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

  27. Galatians 5:22Rank 27 from verse 14
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

  28. Luke 15:24Rank 28 from verse 14
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    24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

  29. Luke 15:32Rank 29 from verse 14
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    32It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

  30. Proverbs 21:16Rank 30 from verse 14
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    16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

From verse 15

  1. Matthew 5:21–22Rank 1 from verse 15
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    21¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

    22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

  2. Proverbs 26:24–26Rank 2 from verse 15
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    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

    25When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.

    26Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.

  3. Revelation 21:8Rank 3 from verse 15
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    8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

  4. John 8:44Rank 4 from verse 15
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    44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  5. Leviticus 19:16–18Rank 5 from verse 15
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    16¶ Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

    17¶ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

    18¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

  6. Acts 23:14Rank 6 from verse 15
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    14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

  7. James 4:1–2Rank 7 from verse 15
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    1FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

    2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

  8. Acts 23:12Rank 8 from verse 15
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  9. Galatians 5:20–21Rank 9 from verse 15
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    20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  10. James 1:15Rank 10 from verse 15
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    15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

  11. John 4:14Rank 11 from verse 15
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    14But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  12. Mark 6:19Rank 12 from verse 15
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    19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

  13. Matthew 5:28Rank 13 from verse 15
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    28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  14. 2 Samuel 13:22–28Rank 14 from verse 15
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    22And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

    23¶ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

    24And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

    25And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

    26Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

    27But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

    28¶ Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

  15. Genesis 27:41Rank 15 from verse 15
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    41¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

  16. 1 Peter 1:23Rank 16 from verse 15
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    23Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

From verse 16

  1. 1 John 4:9–11Rank 1 from verse 16
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    9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

    10Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

    11Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

  2. Ephesians 5:2Rank 2 from verse 16
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    2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

  3. John 13:34Rank 3 from verse 16
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    34A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

  4. John 3:16Rank 4 from verse 16
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    16¶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  5. Romans 5:8Rank 5 from verse 16
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    8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

  6. John 15:12–13Rank 6 from verse 16
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    12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

    13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

  7. Revelation 1:5Rank 7 from verse 16
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    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  8. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 8 from verse 16
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  9. Acts 20:28Rank 9 from verse 16
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    28¶ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

  10. Matthew 20:28Rank 10 from verse 16
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    28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

  11. Ephesians 5:25Rank 11 from verse 16
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    25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

  12. Titus 2:13Rank 12 from verse 16
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    13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

  13. 1 John 2:6Rank 13 from verse 16
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    6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

  14. Romans 16:4Rank 14 from verse 16
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    4Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

  15. Revelation 5:9Rank 15 from verse 16
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    9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  16. John 10:15Rank 16 from verse 16
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    15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

  17. Philippians 2:17Rank 17 from verse 16
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    17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

  18. 1 Peter 2:24Rank 18 from verse 16
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    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  19. 1 Peter 1:18Rank 19 from verse 16
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    18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

  20. Philippians 2:30Rank 20 from verse 16
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    30Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

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DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:6

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:7

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

deceive

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To mislead, cause to believe what is false, or conceal the truth by fraud or error.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:8

COMBINED MEANING

sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

devil

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Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

purpose

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Sense 1 (noun): An intention, plan, resolution, or determination; the reason for which something is done, or the object or end intended. Sense 2 (noun): Use, effect, or result, especially in ‘to what purpose’ or ‘to no purpose.’ Sense 3 (in ‘of purpose’): Intentionally. Sense 4 (verb): To intend, resolve, or determine to do or accomplish something.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

manifested

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of manifest, meaning to make known, reveal, or show plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:9

COMBINED MEANING

commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sin

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1. Wrongdoing against God and his law; transgression or unrighteousness. 2. The guilt or burden of such wrongdoing, or the inward principle so named. 3. As a verb, to commit such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

seed

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Sense 1: The reproductive substance of a plant or creature, especially what is sown to produce after its kind. Sense 2: Offspring, descendants, or lineage. Sense 3: A beginning, source, or thing sown that produces a result.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

remaineth

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Third-person singular present form of remain. Sense 1: To be left or still exist after others are gone, removed, consumed, or destroyed. Sense 2: To stay, abide, or continue in a place, state, condition, or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:10

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

manifest

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1. Plain, evident, open, visible, revealed, or clearly shown. 2. To make known, reveal, or show plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

devil

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Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:11

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

message

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Any notice, word or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:12

COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:13

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:14

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

passed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:15

COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 John 3:16

COMBINED MEANING

perceive

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To become aware of, recognize, discern, or understand a person, thing, fact, or meaning.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lives

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Sense 1: States or periods of living. Sense 2: Remains alive or conducts one's life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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3:1BEHOLD, 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.

3:2Beloved, 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.

3:3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

3:4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

3:5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

3:6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

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3:7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

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3:8He 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.

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3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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3:10In 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.

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3:11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

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3:12Not 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.

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3:13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

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3:14We 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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3:15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

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3:16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

3:18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

3:19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

3:20For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

3:21Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.

3:24And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

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