10By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, tnor is the one who udoes not love his brother.
Love One Another
11For vthis is the message that you have heard from the beginning, wthat we should love one another. 12We should not be like xCain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? yBecause his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous. 13Do not be surprised, brothers,3 zthat the world hates you. 14We know that awe have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. 15bEveryone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that cno murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
16By this we know love, that dhe laid down his life for us, and ewe ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17But fif anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet gcloses his heart against him, hhow does God's love abide in him? 18Little children, let us not ilove in word or talk but in deed and jin truth.
Footnotes
- 3 3:13 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 14, 16
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