1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you. He that does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
6Every one that abides in him sins not; whoever sins has not seen him, neither has known him.
Cross References
Luke 1:75in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Romans 2:6who will render to every man according to his deeds;
Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that shall he 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 →