1 John 3:7
Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him.
Cross References
Psalms 72:1Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
Ezekiel 18:5But if a man be just, and does that which is lawful and right.
Luke 1:75in piety and righteousness before him all our the days of our life.
Romans 2:6who will render to each man according to his works,
Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to what ye present yourselves as bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to what ye obey, whether of sin for death, or of obedience for righteousness?
Galatians 6:7Be not misled, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap.
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 →