Lesson 93 - 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God…

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Welcome to the Hope Bible School verse-by-verse Bible study of 1 John. This is Jeff M Newman. Get a new lesson every other week on Mondays at 12:00 PM Pacific.

In Lesson 93, we are going to study the first part of 1 John 3:10.

Let’s read this part of the verse:

1 John 3:10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God…

Let’s go over the definitions of the words.

By (1722. en) this (3778. houtos, hauté, touto) — means by this or by means of this.

The (3588. ho, hé, to) children (5043. teknon) of God (2316. theos) — means those born of God.

Are (1510. eimi) distinguished (5318. phaneros) — means are evident, visible, plainly seen, or made manifest.

From the (3588. ho, hé, to) children (5043. teknon) of the (3588. ho, hé, to) devil (1228. diabolos) — means those characterized by the devil. Diabolos means the slanderer or false accuser.

Anyone (3956. pas) who (3588. ho, hé, to) — means each and every one.

Does not practice (4160. poieó) — means does not do, practice, or carry out. In this context, it refers to a habitual pattern of practice.