1 John 3:7
My children, let no one deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6Whoever abideth in him sinneth not; whoever sinneth hath not seen him, nor known him.
Cross References
Psalms 72:1“For Solomon.” To the king, O God! give thy justice, And to the son of a king thy righteousness!
Ezekiel 18:5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right;
Luke 1:75in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.
Romans 2:6who will render to every one according to his works;
Romans 6:16Know ye not, that whomever ye choose to obey as a master, his bondmen ye are, whether of sin whose fruit is death, or of obedience whose fruit is righteousness?
Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatever a man soweth, 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 →