We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.
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.
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,
And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you. Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.
I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.
With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
“‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose,
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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