1 John 3:5
And ye know, that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him was no sin.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
In Context
4And every one that practiseth sin, perpetrateth iniquity; for all sin is iniquity.
Cross References
Matthew 1:21and she will bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he will resuscitate his people from their sins.
Luke 23:47And when the centurion saw what occurred, he glorified God and said: Certainly, this was a righteous man.
John 1:31And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
John 14:30Hereafter I shall not converse much with you; for the ruler of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
2 Corinthians 5:21For, on your account, he hath made him who knew no sin to be sin, that we might by him become the righteousness of 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 →