1 John 3:7-10

Children of God

⁷ Little children, _o let no one deceive you. _p Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. ⁸ _q Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was _r to destroy the works of the devil. ⁹ _s No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's ₁ seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God. ¹⁰ 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, _t nor is the one who _u does not love his brother.

1. Cross References
   1 John 2:26
   I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
   
2. Cross References
   1 John 2:29
   If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 13:38
   The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one.
   John 8:44
   You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
   
4. Cross References
   Hebrews 2:14
   Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.
   Genesis 3:15
   I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
   Luke 10:18
   And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
   John 16:11
   Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
   
5. Cross References
   1 John 5:18
   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.
   
6. Cross References
   1 John 4:8
   Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
   
7. Cross References
   1 John 4:20 - 21
   If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.