1 John 3:6
And every one that abideth in him, sinneth not: and every one that sinneth, hath not seen him, nor hath known him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
In Context
5And ye know, that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him was no sin.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18And we all, with uncovered faces, behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and are transformed into the same likeness, from glory to glory, as by the Lord the Spirit.
1 John 2:4For he that saith, I know him, and doth not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:2My beloved, now are we the sons of God; and hitherto, it hath not appeared what we are to be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be in his likeness, and we shall see him as he is.
1 John 4:8Because God is love; and whoever loveth not, doth not know God.
3 John 1:11Our beloved, be not a follower of what is evil, but of what is good. He that doeth good, is of God; but he that doeth evil, hath 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 →