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1 John 3:6

SinJesus Christ

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

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

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.

8 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.

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BSB
No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
KJV
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
WEB
Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.
ASV
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
DARBY
Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.
BLB
Everyone who [is] remaining in Him does not sin; everyone who [is] sinning has not seen Him, nor has he known Him.
ÅB
Hver den som blir i ham, synder ikke; hver den som synder, har ikke sett ham og ikke kjent ham.
OTB
Ingen som blir i Ham fortsetter å synde; ingen som fortsetter å synde har sett Ham eller kjenner Ham.
B1930
Hver den som blir i ham, synder ikke; hver den som synder, har ikke sett ham og ikke kjent ham.

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  • 3 John 1:11

    Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

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  • 1 John 2:4

    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

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  • 1 John 3:9

    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.

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  • 1 John 4:8

    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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  • John 15:4–7

    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

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  • 1 John 5:18

    We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

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  • 1 John 3:2

    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

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  • 2 Corinthians 4:6

    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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