1 John 3:8-10 He who commits sin is of the devil; because the devil has been a sinner from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

Lamsa⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ He who commits sin is of the devil; because the devil has been a sinner from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ Whoever is born of God does not commit sin because GodÆs seed is in him; and he cannot sin because he is born of God. ¹⁰ In this the children of God can be distinguished from the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness and does not love his brother, does not belong to God.