1 John 3:6
Whoever abides in him, sins not. Whoever sins, has neither seen him nor known him.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
In Context
5And you know that he was manifested, that he might take away our sins; and in him there is no sin.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, with unvailed face, reflecting the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Lord the Spirit.
1 John 2:4He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
1 John 4:8He that loves not, does not know God; for God is love.
3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: he that does evil 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 →