1 John 3:6
Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
In Context
5And ye know that that man was made known so that he might take up our sins. And in him is no sin.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.
1 John 2:4He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man.
1 John 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
1 John 4:8He who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The man doing right is of God. The man doing wrong has not seen God.
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 →