1 John

1 John 3:9

⁹Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Anyone	Πᾶς	Pas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
born	γεγεννημένος	gegennēmenos	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
refuses to practice	ποιεῖ	poiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
sin	ἁμαρτίαν	hamartian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
seed	σπέρμα	sperma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4690 seed, offspring
abides	μένει	menei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3306 I remain, abide
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
he cannot	δύναται	dynatai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
go on sinning	ἁμαρτάνειν	hamartanein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G264 I sin
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
he has been born	γεγέννηται	gegennētai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Cross-references

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1 John 5:18 · 1 Peter 1:23 · John 1:13 · 1 John 5:1 · 1 John 2:29 · Matthew 7:18 · John 3:3 · Galatians 5:17 · 1 John 5:4 · 1 John 4:7 · Romans 6:2 · Acts 4:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.