1 John 3:5
And ye know that he was manifested to take away sins; and in him is no sin.
Noyes Bible
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
4Whoever committeth sin transgresseth thereby the law; for sin is a transgression of the law.
6Whoever abideth in him sinneth not; whoever sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.
Cross References
Isaiah 53:4But he bore our diseases, And carried our pains, And we esteemed him stricken from above, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
Matthew 1:21And she will bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he will save his people from their sins.
Luke 23:47And the centurion, seeing what was done, gave glory to God, saying, Surely this was a righteous man.
John 1:31And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing in water.
John 14:30I shall not talk much more with you. For the prince of the world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
2 Corinthians 5:21Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness 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 →