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1 John 3:6
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Sin and the Child of God

4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and asin is lawlessness.  
5 And you know athat He was manifested bto take away our sins, and cin Him there is no sin.  
6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.
7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous.
8 aHe who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, bthat He might destroy the works of the devil.  
9 Whoever has been aborn of God does not sin, for bHis seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.  

The Imperative of Love

10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, athat we should love one another,  
Verse Comparison: 1 John 3:6

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

Amplified® Bible
No one who abides in Him [who lives and remains in communion with and in obedience to Him--deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] commits (practices) sin. No one who [habitually] sins has either seen {or} known Him [recognized, perceived, or understood Him, or has had an experiential acquaintance with Him].

Contemporary English Version
and people who stay one in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen him.

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

Good News Bible
So everyone who lives in union with Christ does not continue to sin; but whoever continues to sin has never seen him or known him.

International Standard Version
No one who remains in him goes on sinning. The one who goes on sinning hasn't seen him or known him.

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

New American Standard Bible
No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him.

New International Version
No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him.

New King James Version
Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows 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.

New English Translation
Everyone who resides1 in him does not sin;2 everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him.


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