⁶Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth ^uhath not seen him, ^vneither known him. ⁷Little children, ^wlet no man deceive you: ^xhe that doeth righteousness is righteous, ^oeven as he is righteous. ⁸^yHe that committeth sin is of the devil; for ^zthe devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, ^athat he might ^bdestroy the works of the devil. ⁹^cWhosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for ^dhis seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because ^ehe is born of God.

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Footnotes

vch. 4:8. So ch. 2:4.
wch. 2:26 (Gk.). See Matt. 24:4.
xSo Ezek. 18:5–9. ver. 10. See ch. 2:29.
och. 4:17. So ver. 7. Comp. 1 Pet. 1:15.
ySee Matt. 13:38.
zComp. 2 Pet. 2:4.
aSo Gen. 3:15. Luke 10:18. John 12:31. & 16:11. Heb. 2:14.
bSee John 2:19.
cSo Ps. 119:3. ch. 5:18.
eSee John 3:3.

Cross references

u 3 John 11.
d 1 Pet. 1:23.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Everyone who remains in him does not sin; everyone who sins has not seen him or known him.

Little children, let no one deceive you. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works. Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because his seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Anyone who continues to live in him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know him or understand who he is.

Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous. But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Everyone who resides in him does not sin. Everyone who sins has neither seen him nor known him. Little children, let no one deceive you: the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as that one is righteous. The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed: in order to destroy the works of the devil. Everyone who is fathered by God does not practice sin, because his seed resides in him, and he is not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.