1 John 3:7
5 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.
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- KJV
- Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- WEB
- Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- ASV
- [My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
- DARBY
- Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as *he* is righteous.
- BLB
- Little children, let no one lead you⁺ astray; the one doing righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
- ÅB
- Mine barn! la ikke noen forføre dere! den som gjør rettferdighet, er rettferdig, slik som han er rettferdig.
- OTB
- Små barn, la ingen føre dere vill; den som praktiserer rettferdighet er rettferdig, slik som Han er rettferdig;
- B1930
- Mine barn! la ikke nogen forføre eder! den som gjør rettferdighet, er rettferdig, likesom han er rettferdig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 John 2:29
If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
Read in contextRomans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.
Read in context1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Read in context1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Read in context1 John 2:26
I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
Read in contextPsalms 45:7
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
Read in context1 John 2:1
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Read in contextActs 10:35
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
Read in context