1 John 3:10 (WEB)
In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.
Fathers and councils · 7
Jerome
“Hence it is that John says, “Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 9, 10.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For we shall not tolerate those who give a wrong meaning to that saying, Hereby know we the children of God, and the children of the devil, as if there were by nature some men to be saved, and some to be lost.” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 10.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Fellowship with God must be had, other hope of life eternal is none; now “God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all:” now iniquities are darkness; by iniquities we are pressed down, that we cannot have fellowship with God: what hope have we then?” — editor's note: [Fellowship.—The primary object of the apostle’s communication in this epistle (1 John i. 3), is that his readers may have fellowship with the apostolic body,…
Read the whole comment“Whosoever is not righteous is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 10.
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Tertullian
“Herein are manifest the sons of God and the sons of the devil.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 3–10.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Ver.” — the author cites it
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Cyprian of Carthage
“For he who hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”” — editor's note: 1 John iii. 10, 15.
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