1 John 3:5
and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;
Young's Literal Translation
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
4Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,
Cross References
Isaiah 53:4Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains — he hath carried them, And we — we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
Matthew 1:21and she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.'
Luke 23:47And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'
John 1:31and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.
John 14:30I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;
2 Corinthians 5:21for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.
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 →