1 John 3:5
And ye know that that man was made known so that he might take up our sins. And in him is no sin.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
In Context
4Every man doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
6Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:4Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
Matthew 1:21And she will bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins.
Luke 23:47And when the centurion saw that which happened, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.
John 1:31And I had not known him, but that he would be made known to Israel. Because of this I came immersing in water.
John 14:30I will no longer speak many things with you, for the ruler of the world comes. And he has nothing on me,
2 Corinthians 5:21For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:5-11
The Mark of God's Children. ( a. d. 80.) 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this… Read the whole commentary →