11 translations · Greek
1 John 3:8
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
- KJV King James Version
- He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- he who is doing sin, he is of the Devil, because the Devil sins from the beginning; for this [reason] the Son of God appeared, that He may undo the works of the Devil;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Those who sin are of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. That's the reason why the Son of God came—to destroy what the devil has done.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that practises sin is of the devil; for from [the] beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | The [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ποιῶν | poiōn | practices | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | sin | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διαβόλου | diabolou | devil | G1228 διάβολος devilish/the Devil |
| ἐστίν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| ἀπ’ | ap’ | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| ἀρχῆς | archēs | [the] very start | G746 ἀρχή beginning |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διάβολος | diabolos | devil | G1228 διάβολος devilish/the Devil |
| ἁμαρτάνει | hamartanei | has been sinning | G264 ἁμαρτάνω to sin |
| εἰς | eis | This is why | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τοῦτο | touto | — | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἐφανερώθη | ephanerōthē | was revealed | G5319 φανερόω to reveal |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸς | Huios | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| ἵνα | hina | to | G2443 ἵνα in order that/to |
| λύσῃ | lysē | destroy | G3089 λύω to loose |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔργα | erga | works | G2041 ἔργον work |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διαβόλου | diabolou | devil | G1228 διάβολος devilish/the Devil |
Related verses
- Hebrews 2:14
Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
- John 8:44
You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
- Colossians 2:15
having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
- John 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.
- John 16:11
about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.
- Romans 16:20
And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- 2 Peter 2:4
For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
- Mark 1:24
saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”
- Luke 10:18
He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.
- Ephesians 2:2
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.
7 Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.
10 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.
Read all of 1 John 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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