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1 John 3:12

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10In 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.Select 1 John 3:10

11For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.Select 1 John 3:11

12Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.Select 1 John 3:12

13Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.Select 1 John 3:13

14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.Select 1 John 3:14

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3:12 unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

ASV

3:12 not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

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