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1 John 3:5

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3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

4 Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.

But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

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BSB
But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
KJV
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
WEB
You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.
ASV
And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
DARBY
And ye know that *he* has been manifested that he might take away our sins; and in him sin is not.
BLB
And you⁺ know that He appeared so that He should take away sins; and in Him there is no sin.
ÅB
Og dere vet at han er åpenbart for å bortta våre synder, og synd er ikke i ham.
OTB
Dere er klar over at Han åpenbarte seg for å ta bort synder; og i Ham er det ingen synd.
B1930
Og I vet at han er åpenbaret for å bortta våre synder, og synd er ikke i ham.

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

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  • Hebrews 9:28

    so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

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  • 1 Peter 2:24

    He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”

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  • 1 Peter 3:18

    For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

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  • Hebrews 9:26

    Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

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  • 1 John 4:9–14

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

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  • John 1:29

    The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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  • 1 John 1:7

    But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

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