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English Standard Version

Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him:

If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did.

John 8:39

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.

1 John 3:10

John 8 (English Standard Version)

36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
37 I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you.
38 I speak of what I have seen with my Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
39 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them,
“If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,
40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did.
41 You are doing the works your father did.”
They said to him, “We were not born of sexual immorality. We have one Father—even God.”
42 Jesus said to them,
“If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me.

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1 John 3 (English Standard Version)

7 Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
8 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 to destroy the works of the devil.
9 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.
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, nor is the one who does not love his brother.
11 For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
12 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.
13 Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you.

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Free Bible Version

Jesus said to those Jews who trusted in him:

If you really were children of Abraham, you'd do what Abraham did.

John 8:39

This is how God's children and the devil's children can be distinguished: all those who don't do what's right don't belong to God, nor do those who don't love their fellow Christians.

1 John 3:10

John 8 (Free Bible Version)

36 If the Son sets you free, then you're truly free.
37 I know you're Abraham's descendants, yet you're trying to kill me because you refuse to accept my words.
38 I'm telling you what the Father has revealed to me, while you do what your father told you.”
39 “Abraham is our father,” they answered.
“If you really were children of Abraham, you'd do what Abraham did,” Jesus told them.
40 “But you are trying to kill me now, because I told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would never have done that.
41 You're doing what your father does.”
“Well
we are not illegitimate,” they responded. “God alone is our father!”
42 Jesus replied, “If God really was your father, you would love me. I came from God and now I am here. The decision to come wasn't mine, but the one who sent me.

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1 John 3 (Free Bible Version)

7 Dear friends, don't let anyone fool you: those who do what is right
are right, in the same way as Jesus is right.
8 Those who sin are of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. That's the reason why the Son of God came—to destroy what the devil has done.
9 All those who are born of God don't keep on sinning, for God's nature lives in them. They can't keep on sinning because they are born of God.
10 This is how God's children and the devil's children can be distinguished: all those who don't do what's right don't belong to God, nor do those who don't love their fellow Christians.
11 The message you've heard from the beginning is simply this: we should love one another.
12 We cannot be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one, and murdered his brother. Why did he murder him? Because Cain did what was evil, while his brother did what was right.
13 So don't be surprised, my friends, if this world hates you!

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