1 John 3:7

My children, let no one deceive you: he that doeth righteousness, is righteous, as the Messiah also is righteous.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

In Context

6And every one that abideth in him, sinneth not: and every one that sinneth, hath not seen him, nor hath known him.

8And he that committeth sin, is of Satan; because Satan was a sinner from the beginning: and for this cause, the Son of God appeared, that he might destroy the works of Satan.

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Cross References

Luke 1:75all our days, in rectitude and uprightness.

Romans 2:6who will recompense to every man, according to his deeds;

Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whomsoever ye give up yourselves to serve in bondage, his servants ye are, whom ye serve; whether it be to sin, or whether it be to righteousness, that ye give ear?

Galatians 6:7Do not mistake; God is not deceived; for what a man soweth, that also will he reap.

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 →

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