1 JOHN 3:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
By 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, nor is the one who does not love his brother — righteousness and love are the hallmarks of God's children. The absence of these marks identifies the devil's children (teknon diabolos). The ethical test reveals spiritual paternity.
Church Fathers on 1 John 3:10
“Whosoever is not righteous is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother.” 1 John 3:10-11 “For this is the message:” mark how he confirms it: “For this is the message which we heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” He has made it manifest to us that it is of this he speaks; whoever acts against this commandment, is in that accursed sin, into which those fall who are not born of God. “Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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