1 John 3:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.

English ASV

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

English Amplified

No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

No one born (begotten) of God [deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] practices sin, for God's nature abides in him [His principle of life, the divine sperm, remains permanently within him]; and he cannot practice sinning because he is born (begotten) of God.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Anyone 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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because his seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.

English EASY 2024

Everybody who is a child of God does not continue to do wrong things. This is because God has given them a new life. He has caused them to become his children. So they cannot continue to do wrong things.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Those who are God's children do not continue to sin, because the new life God gave them stays in them. They cannot keep sinning, because they have become children of God.

No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Those who are children of God do not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in them; and because God is their Father, they cannot continue to sin.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Those who have been born from God don't live sinful lives. What God has said lives in them, and they can't live sinful lives. They have been born from God.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

English KJV 1611

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

English LSB

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Whoever has been born of God does not practice sin, for His seed remains in him. And he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

No one who is begotten by God commits sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he is begotten by God.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Everyone who has been fathered by God does not practice sin, because God’s seed resides in him, and thus he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Those who are born again because of what God has done will not keep on sinning. God's very nature remains in them. They can't go on sinning. They have been born again because of what God has done.

English NIV

No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

English NKJ 1982

Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

English NLT

Those who have been born into God's family do not sin, because God's life is in them. So they can't keep on sinning, because they have been born of God.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Those who have been born of God do not sin, because God's seed abides in them; they cannot sin, because they have been born of God.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Everyone who is truly God’s child will refuse to keep sinning because God’s seed remains within him, and he is unable to continue sinning because he has been fathered by God himself.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

No one born of God commits sin; for God's nature abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The person who has been born into God's family does not make a practice of sinning because now God's life is in him; so he can't keep on sinning, for this new life has been born into him and controls him—he has been born again.

English Tyndale 1537

Whosoever is born of God, sinneth not:(All that are born of God do no sin) for his seed remaineth(abideth) in him,(them) and he(they) cannot sin, because he is(they be) born of God.

1 John 3:9 — Compare Translations