1 John 3:8-13

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KJV

⁸ 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. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. ¹¹ For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. ¹² Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. ¹³ Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

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If mention is "endorsement", then in this passage John endorses the devil, that "wicked one", and the devil's children.

It is claimed here that mentions of "the beginning" in the New Testament imply that Genesis is a simple historical "record". In the case of verses 8-12 here, however, the same logic is not applied to the devil, "that wicked one".

Mention is not endorsement! Compare John 8:44

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