1 John 3:4
Whosover committeth synne committeth vnrighteousnes also for synne is vnrighteousnes.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
In Context
3And every man that hath thys hope in him pourgeth him silfe even as he ys pure.
5And ye knowe that he appered to take awaye oure synnes and in him is no synne.
Cross References
Romans 3:20For by the lawe commeth the knowledge of synne.
Romans 7:7What shall we saye then? is the lawe synne? God forbid: but I knewe not what synne meant but by the lawe. For I had not knowne what lust had meant excepte the lawe had sayde thou shalt not lust.
James 2:9But yf ye regarde one person more then another ye commit synne and are rebuked of the lawe as transgressours.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 3:2-4
Adoption. ( a. d. 80.) 1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth 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. 3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. The apostle, having shown the dignity of Christ's faithful followers,… Read the whole commentary →