1 John 3:9

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

Cross-references

1 John 3:6 Parallel

1 John 3:6 parallels this: abiding in Christ keeps one from sinning, same principle as being born of God.

1 John 3:4 Parallel

1 John 3:4 defines sin as lawlessness — the very thing the one born of God cannot practice.

1 John 5:18 Parallel

1 John 5:18 reinforces the same teaching that the one born of God does not sin, with added detail about keeping oneself.

1 John 5:4 Parallel

1 John 5:4 states that being born of God leads to overcoming the world, expanding on the main verse's implication of victory over sin.

1 John 5:1 Parallel

1 John 5:1 defines being born of God as belief in Jesus, grounding the main verse's claim in faith.

1 John 4:7 Parallel

1 John 4:7 links being born of God to love, offering a positive counterpart to the main verse's focus on not sinning.

1 John 2:29 Parallel

1 John 2:29 teaches that doing righteousness is evidence of being born of God, complementing the main verse's claim about sinlessness.

1 John 4:4 Parallel

1 John 4:4 echoes the 'from God' identity and the indwelling One who empowers overcoming — foundational to not sinning.

In 1 Peter 1:23, being born again through imperishable seed directly parallels 'His seed abides' — the same regenerate nature that cannot sin.

Galatians 5:17 explains the Spirit's opposition to the flesh, preventing believers from doing what they want — the mechanism behind the inability to sin.

Romans 6:2 Parallel

Romans 6:2 asks how we who died to sin can live in it — the same logic: believers cannot continue in sin because they are dead to it.

John 1:13 Parallel

John 1:13 describes the divine birth as not of human will but of God, explaining the source of the new nature in the main verse.

Matthew 7:18 uses the 'good tree cannot bear bad fruit' analogy — directly parallel to the believer's inability to sin because of their new nature.

John 3:6 Allusion

John 3:6 explains that spirit gives birth to spirit — the foundation for the new birth that prevents ongoing sin in 1 John 3:9.

John 3:3 Allusion

John 3:3 introduces the concept of being born again — the same spiritual rebirth that 1 John 3:9 says enables not sinning.

1 Peter 1:3 Allusion

1 Peter 1:3 grounds new birth in God's mercy and resurrection — the basis for the sinless life in 1 John 3:9.

Zephaniah 3:13 describes a remnant that does no wrong — echoing the idea that those born of God cannot continue in sin.