1 John 3:7
My children, don’t let anyone mislead you. The person who does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
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6No one who lives in him continues to sin; the sinner has not seen or known him.
Cross References
Psalms 72:1Give the king, O God, your own spirit of justice your spirit of right to the son of the king,
Luke 1:75and should serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, in his presence all our days.
Romans 2:6for he will give to everyone what their actions deserve.
Romans 6:16Surely you know that when you offer yourselves as servants, to obey anyone, you are the servants of the person whom you obey, whether the service be a service to sin which leads to death, or a service to duty which leads to righteousness.
Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. What a person sows that they will 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 →