1 John 3:6 “No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to si…”

1 John 3:6

No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

World English Bible

Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him.

American Standard Version

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Whosoeuer abideth in him, sinneth not: whosoeuer sinneth, hath not seene him, neither hath knowen him.

Darby Translation

Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.

Young's Literal Translation

every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.

Bible in Basic English

Anyone who is in him does no sin; anyone who is a sinner has not seen him and has no knowledge of him.

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Cross references

“abideth”

John 15:4–7 1 John 2:28

John 15:4–7 · BSB

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

1 John 2:28 · BSB

And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

“whosoever”

3 John 1:11 1 John 3:9 1 John 2:4 1 John 4:8 1 John 5:18 1 John 3:2

3 John 1:11 · BSB

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

1 John 3:9 · BSB

Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.

1 John 2:4 · BSB

If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 John 4:8 · BSB

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 5:18 · BSB

We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

1 John 3:2 · BSB

Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

7Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

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