1 John 3:4
But whoever committeth sin doeth iniquity; for all sin is iniquity.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
In Context
3And every one who hath in him this hope, purifieth himself, as He is pure.
5And you know that he was manifested to bear our sins, and sin in him is not.
Cross References
Romans 3:20Because by the works of the law no flesh is justified before him; for from the law sin is known.
Romans 7:7What then, say we the law is sin? Not so. But sin I had not learned (to know) but by the law: for I had not known concupiscence (to be sinful), but (by) the law, which hath said, Thou shalt not covet.
James 2:9but if you accept persons, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors against the law.
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 →