1 John 3:3–4

3 hAnd everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Sin and the Child of God

4 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and isin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

4 Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

1 John 3:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.

4 Everyone who sins is breaking God’s law, for all sin is contrary to the law of God.

1 John 3:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

3 Christ is pure, and all who have this hope in Christ keep themselves pure like Christ.

4 The person who sins breaks God’s law. Yes, sin is living against God’s law.

1 John 3:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

3 And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 4 Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

3 And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

4 Every one that practises sin practises also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

3 So all people who have this confidence in Christ keep themselves pure, as Christ is pure.

4 Those who live sinful lives are disobeying God. Sin is disobedience.

1 John 3:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.

4 Everyone who commits sin also breaks the law; sin is the breaking of law.

1 John 3:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

3 And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

4 Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3 And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that one is pure.

4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.

1 John 3:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

3 He is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.

4 Everyone who sins breaks the law. In fact, breaking the law is sin.

1 John 3:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

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