1 John 3:6
No one abiding in him is sinning: every one sinning does not see him, nor know him.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
In Context
5And you know that he was manifested that he might take away sins; and in him there is no sin.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18But we all, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
1 John 2:4The one saying, I have known him, and keeping not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;
1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it is not yet manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he may be made manifest, we shall be like him; because we shall see him as he is.
1 John 4:8The one not loving with divine love does not know God; because God is divine love.
3 John 1:11Beloved, imitate not the evil, but the good. The one doing good is of God: the one doing evil has not seen God.
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 →