1 John 3:5–9

5 You know that he was revealed so that he might take away sins,E,y and there is no sin in him.z 6 Everyone who remains in himaa does not sin;F,ab everyone who sinsG has not seen him or known him.

7 Little children, let no one deceive you. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 The one who commitsH sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of Godac was revealedad for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works. 9 Everyone who has been born of Godae does not sin,I because his seedaf remains in him; he is not able to sin,J because he has been born of God.

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E	Other mss read our sins
y	Jn 1:29 1 Co 15:3 Heb 10:4 1 Pe 2:24
z	2 Co 5:21 Heb 4:15 Heb 7:26 1 Pe 2:21–22 1 Pe 3:18 1 Jn 2:29
aa	Jn 15:4–7 1 Jn 2:6 1 Jn 2:24 1 Jn 2:27–28 1 Jn 3:24 1 Jn 4:13 1 Jn 4:15–16
F	Or not keep on sinning
ab	Ro 6:11–12 1 Jn 2:29 1 Jn 5:18
G	Or who keeps on sinning
H	Or practices
ac	Mk 1:11
ad	Jn 21:1 2 Co 4:11 1 Pe 5:4 1 Jn 5:20
ae	1 Jn 2:29
I	Or not practice sin
af	1 Pe 1:23
J	Or to keep on sinning