1 John 2:29 meaning and explanation

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.

1 John 2:29, Berean Standard Bible

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John closes this part of his letter by turning from warnings about false teachers to a simple test of family resemblance. The “He” is God the Father, whose righteousness his readers already acknowledge, and John’s point is that a child shares the character of the parent.

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