^{7 Ref} `My' little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:

^{8 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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.