1st John Chapter 3 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV 1stJohn 3:6

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him.
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BBE 1stJohn 3:6

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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DARBY 1stJohn 3:6

Whoever abides in him, does not sin: whoever sins, has not seen him or known him.
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KJV 1stJohn 3:6

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
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WBT 1stJohn 3:6


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WEB 1stJohn 3:6

Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.
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YLT 1stJohn 3:6

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - Every one that abideth in Christ ipso facto sinneth not; for, if he sins, he ceases to abide in him. Just in so far as he abides, he does not sin. Or it may mean that be who abides in Christ cannot deliberately and habitually sin. But then would not St. John have written, "He that abideth in Christ abideth not in sin"? But the main difficulty is in the second half. In what sense is it true that every one that sinneth hath not seen Christ? In the main two explanations are given. (1) The Greek perfect expresses the present and permanent result of a past action, and is often equivalent to a present. No doubt; and all would be easy if we had only to deal with ὤγνωκε, which means, "he hath come to know," equivalent to "he knoweth." But does ἑώρακε ever mean "he seeth," as Alford suggests as the best rendering for a version? If St. John simply means that whoever sins thereby ceases to see and know Christ, he would hardly express himself thus. (2) The fact of the man's sinning proves that his perception and knowledge have been imperfect, if not superficial, or even imaginary; just as the fact of Christians leaving the Church proves that they never were really members of it (1 John 2:19). This explanation is preferable. In verse 2 we were told that seeing God will make us like God; and similarly, to see and know Christ make us like Christ. Whoever is unlike Christ, to that extent has not seen nor come to know him. The best of us, it may be, have seen but the hem of his garment.

Ellicott's Commentary