9Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.


In Context

6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

7 My little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

8 he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

10 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.

11 For this is the message which ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another:

1 John 3:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Whosoever is born of God, commmitteth not sin: for his seed abideth in him, and he can not sin, because he is born of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Whoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Whoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.